Title | : | Message to Harvard: We are Coming |
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Author | : | Booker T. Washington |
Release | : | 2018-07-09 |
Kind | : | audiobook |
Genre | : | History |
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1 | Message to Harvard: We are Coming | Booker T. Washington |
In 1896, Harvard University awarded Booker T. Washington with an honorary master of arts degree. He was invited to deliver an address to a group of Harvard alumni. He took the opportunity to speak about the gradual improvements being made to racial disparities in the South. A former slave and leader in the African-American community, Washington felt optimistic about the future of race relations but still felt his people needed additional help to achievetheir true potential. |