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Black-belt diamonds;

gems from the speeches, addresses, and talks to students of Booker T. Washington ...
  
  
  
  

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The Crucial Test

The crucial test for a race, as for an individual,
is its ability to stand upon its own feet
and make progress. In demonstrating to the
world that the Negro has legislative and executive
ability of a high order, this great Christian
body has helped the entire race.

Centennial of A. M. E. Zion Church.