Teddy Roosevelt: “Every dollar put into the education of either white man or black man…”

On the recordOctober 23, 1905

Every dollar put into the education of either white man or black man, in head, in hand, and in heart, yields rich dividends to the entire community.

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Republican · New York

Source

Remarks at Tuskegee Normal Industrial Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama

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Teddy Roosevelt: “Every dollar put into the education of either white man or black man, in head, in hand, and in heart, yields rich…”