Teddy Roosevelt: “The hope of advancement for the colored man in the South lies in his…”

On the recordOctober 23, 1905

The hope of advancement for the colored man in the South lies in his steady, commonsense effort to improve his moral and material condition.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks at Tuskegee Normal Industrial Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama

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