Now you may say that this is not true, and you may cite any number of instances to show that we are not unreliable in that respect; whether it is true or not, the results are the same;--it works against us in the matter of securing paying employment.
Washington acknowledges that perceptions, whether true or not, can negatively impact employment opportunities for African Americans.
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I was supremely happy in the opportunity of being able to assist somebody else.
I do not know how many have noticed it, but I think that it will be found to be true that there are few instances, either in slavery or freedom, in which a member of my race has been known to betray a specific trust.
These discussions showed that they understood the situation, and that they kept themselves informed of events by what was termed the “grape-vine” telegraph.