"Had (I) been a member of a more……" — Booker T. Washington

Had (I) been a member of a more popular race, I should… - Booker T. Washington

"Had (I) been a member of a more popular race, I should have been inclined to yield to the temptation of depending upon my ancestry and my colour to do that for me which I should do for myself. Years ago I resolved that because I had no ancestry myself I would leave a record of which my children would be proud, and which might encourage them to still higher effort"

— Booker T. Washington

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