On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
How shall we make the mansion on yon Beacon Street feel and see the need of the spirits in the lowliest cabin in Alabama cotton-fields or Louisiana sugar-bottoms?
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Booker T. Washington
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Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Washington poses a rhetorical question about bridging the gap between the wealthy and the impoverished.
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