It has been a matter of deep interest to me to note the number of people who have come to shake hands with me after an address, who say that this is the first time they have ever called a Negro “Mister.
From his autobiography, he observes the significant social impact of his addresses on some audience members.
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This country demands that every race shall measure itself by the American standard.
The great human law that in the end recognizes and rewards merit is everlasting and universal.
This problem Harvard University is solving, not by bringing itself down, but by bringing the masses up.
If my life in the past has meant anything in the lifting up of my people and the bringing about of better relations between your race and mine, I assure you from this day it will mean doubly more.