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Booker T. Washington: “The making of these bricks taught me an important lesson in regard to the relations of the two races in the South.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
The making of these bricks taught me an important lesson in regard to the relations of the two races in the South.
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Booker T. Washington

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From his autobiography, Washington reflects on how a practical endeavor revealed insights into racial dynamics in the South.

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