On the record
I recognize that the people of no race, under similar circumstances, have made greater progress in thirty-five years than is true of the people of the Negro race.
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Booker T. Washington
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Editor's note · Context
Washington acknowledges the significant progress made by African Americans in a relatively short period of time.
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