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Booker T. Washington: And yet there are people who are bold enough to say that race feeling in America is not growing less intense!

On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
And yet there are people who are bold enough to say that race feeling in America is not growing less intense!
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Booker T. Washington

Editor's note · Context

From his autobiography, Washington reflects on the progress of race relations in America.

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