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Teddy Roosevelt: “Nor is it only necessary to train the colored man; it is quite as necessary to train the white man, for on his shoulders…”

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Nor is it only necessary to train the colored man; it is quite as necessary to train the white man, for on his shoulders rests a wellnigh unparalleled sociological responsibility.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt stresses the importance of educating both black and white individuals to foster societal responsibility.

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