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With God's help, believe that I have

completely rid myself of any ill feeling toward
the Southern white man for any wrong that
he may have inflicted upon my race.
- Booker T. Washington
What "wrongs" is Washington referring to in the
quote above? Use what you have learned in the
lesson to explain your answer.

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Answer:

The Southern white man inflicted many wrongs upon the race of Booker T. Washington. It is the figure that strenuously sought to persecute and restrain the black race by any possible means, initially keeping them in bondage through the institution of slavery, then preventing their prosperity through persistent systemic racism (e.g. the Black Codes, Jim Crow, segregation).

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