Essay Archive - On Mr. Booker T. Washington's Trickery
On Mr. Booker T. Washington's Trickery
Of Mr. Booker T. Washington, the great leader of the Negro, has
been said many things. Things ranging from the subtle to the perverse, but
most often than not, the balance of criticism leaned towards the latter.
We are left to believe of him as a backtracker whose ideas have slacked
down those of previous leaders who aimed at equality of social rights for
the Negro. Certainly if we are to judge Mr. Booker T. Washington by the
mere way he portrayed his ideas, it would be no wonder for us the downpour
of criticism that fell upon his back. But....
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