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Booker T. Washington Speaks at the Cotton States and International Exposition


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Portrait of Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington, perhaps the most influential African American in politics of his day

CREDIT: Battey, C.M. "Booker T. Washington, Half-Length Portrait, Standing, Against White Background", Circa 1890 to 1917. The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship, Library of Congress.



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