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Black-belt diamonds;

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

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Serious Mistakes

Immediately after freedom we made serious
mistakes. We began at the top. We made
these mistakes, not because we were black
people, but because we were ignorant and
inexperienced. Association Hall (Philadelphia).