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White boys and even men have opened shops which they have fitted up with carpets, pictures, mirrors, and comfortable chairs, and sometimes their brushes are even run by electricity.
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Booker T. Washington
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gutenberg.orgBooker T. Washington: “White boys and even men have opened shops which they have fitted up with carpets, pictures, mirrors, and comfortable…”
Editor's note · Context
He describes how white entrepreneurs have modernized boot-blacking services to attract customers.
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