Booker T. Washington: “To-day, unless we prepare ourselves to compete with the world, we must…”

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To-day, unless we prepare ourselves to compete with the world, we must go to the wall as a race.

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Booker T. Washington

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Washington warns that without preparation for competition, the Black race risks failure.

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Booker T. Washington: “To-day, unless we prepare ourselves to compete with the world, we must go to the wall as a race.”