Washington first indissolubly linked these things; he put enthusiasm, unlimited energy, and perfect faith into his programme, and changed it from a by-path into a veritable Way of Life.
Du Bois describes how Booker T. Washington transformed his program into a pervasive philosophy that deeply influenced the lives of Black Americans.
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