On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
The wrong to the Negro is temporary, but to the morals of the white man the injury is permanent.
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Booker T. Washington
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gutenberg.orgBooker T. Washington: “The wrong to the Negro is temporary, but to the morals of the white man the injury is permanent.”
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From his autobiography, Washington argues that the moral damage of racial injustice is more enduring for the perpetrators than for the victims.
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