On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Washington’s programme practically accepts the alleged inferiority of the Negro races.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Washington’s programme practically accepts the alleged inferiority of the Negro races.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois asserts that Booker T. Washington's program implicitly validates the notion of Black racial inferiority.
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