Rendezvous with Destiny: A History of Modern American ReformKnopf, 1952 - 503 pages |
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... Washington had been helped to his education by a series of kindly whites . The Negro school he was invited to run , Tuskegee Institute , was founded on the initiative of Southern whites , and con- tinued white aid permitted Washington ...
... Washington had been helped to his education by a series of kindly whites . The Negro school he was invited to run , Tuskegee Institute , was founded on the initiative of Southern whites , and con- tinued white aid permitted Washington ...
Page 138
... Washington's gradualism seemed an insufferable doctrine of “ submission . . . that practically accepts the alleged inferiority of the Negro races . " The clash between Washington and Du Bois was not simply a question of temperament .
... Washington's gradualism seemed an insufferable doctrine of “ submission . . . that practically accepts the alleged inferiority of the Negro races . " The clash between Washington and Du Bois was not simply a question of temperament .
Page 139
... Washington was the towering figure in Negro America . To an extraordinary extent Negro proj- ects , especially schools , were given white funds only after Washington approved them . Atlanta University had re- ceived the imprimatur , and ...
... Washington was the towering figure in Negro America . To an extraordinary extent Negro proj- ects , especially schools , were given white funds only after Washington approved them . Atlanta University had re- ceived the imprimatur , and ...
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