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Booker T. Washington: “This problem Harvard University is solving, not by bringing itself down, but by bringing the masses up.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
This problem Harvard University is solving, not by bringing itself down, but by bringing the masses up.
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Booker T. Washington

Editor's note · Context

In his autobiography, Washington describes Harvard University's approach to addressing social inequality through education.

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