On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
The hurtful influences of the institution were not by any means confined to the Negro.
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Booker T. Washington
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gutenberg.orgBooker T. Washington: “The hurtful influences of the institution were not by any means confined to the Negro.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, asserting that the detrimental effects of slavery extended beyond the enslaved population to the entire society.
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