Booker T. Washington: “The wisest among my race understand that the agitation of questions of…”

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The wisest among my race understand that the agitation of questions of social equality is the extremest folly, and that progress in the enjoyment of all the privileges that will come to us must be the result of severe and constant struggle rather than of artificial forcing.

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Booker T. Washington

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Washington critiques the pursuit of social equality without substantial struggle, advocating for genuine progress through effort.

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Booker T. Washington: “The wisest among my race understand that the agitation of questions of social equality is the extremest folly, and that…”

Editor's note · Context