On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Washington represents in Negro thought the old attitude of adjustment and submission; but adjustment at such a peculiar time as to make his programme unique.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois analyzes Booker T. Washington's philosophy as a continuation of older strategies of adjustment and submission, uniquely adapted to his contemporary era.
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