What Booker T. Washington thinks about politics

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American educator, author and orator (1856 to 1915); the primary leader of the African-American community from 1890 to 1915; author of Up from Slavery.

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2 dated positions, c. 1899, in their own words. Our reading of what Booker T. Washington has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. c. 1899

   Our readingAfter emancipation the emphasis was wrongly put on politics and office-holding

   Their wordsIn my mind there is no doubt but that we made a mistake at the beginning of our freedom of putting the emphasis on the wrong end.

   ↗The Future of the American Negro (1899)gutenberg.org All 18 from this book

3. c. 1899

   Our readingAs long as politics divides along the colour line there will be trouble

   Their wordsSo long as the colour line is the dividing line in politics, so long will there be trouble.

   ↗The Future of the American Negro (1899)gutenberg.org All 18 from this book