Letter from Booker T. Washington, principal of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, to Senator John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
In the letter Washington discusses a proposed industrial exposition, referring to several relevant items that were originally enclosed with the correspondence. He does not give specific details about the "movement," but he does state that "I should not...take part in this exposition e...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In the letter Washington discusses a proposed industrial exposition, referring to several relevant items that were originally enclosed with the correspondence. He does not give specific details about the "movement," but he does state that "I should not...take part in this exposition except as it had the good will and confidence of the Southern white people. I would not favor doing anything that should revive any bitterness connected with slavery or reconstruction, but should try to show the progress of the race both in slavery and in freedom." |
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