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" I believe it is the duty of the Negro — as the greater part of the race is already doing — to deport himself modestly in regard to political claims, depending upon the slow but sure influences that proceed from the possession of property, intelligence,... "
Outlook and Independent - Page 320
1901
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International Monthly: A Magazine of Contemporary Thought, Volume 3

Frederick Albert Richardson - 1901 - 786 pages
...regard also to his political associations. " I think," he says, " that it is the duty of the negro to deport himself modestly in regard to political...that the according of the full exercise of political right is going to be a matter of natural, slow growth, not an over-night, gourd-vine affair." Finally,...
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American Political Ideas: Studies in the Development of American Political ...

Charles Edward Merriam - 1920 - 502 pages
...possessions entitle him to, but help must come mainly from within." The duty of the negro was, he believed, to " deport himself modestly in regard to political...for the full recognition of his political rights." He affirmed his belief that the colored man should vote. But in the South, " we are confronted with...
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Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 7: 1903-4. Assistant Editor, Barbara S. Kraft

Booker T. Washington, Louis R. Harlan - 1977 - 620 pages
...Philadelphia North American Philadelphia, June 7, 1903 NEGRO AND THE WHITE I believe it is the duty of the negro — as the greater part of the race is already...modestly in regard to political claims, depending on the slow but sure influences that proceed from the possession of property, intelligence and high...
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African American Political Thought, 1890-1930: Washington, Du Bois, Garvey ...

Cary D. Wintz - 1996 - 362 pages
...the race is already doing — to deport himself modestly in regard to political claims, depending on the slow but sure influences that proceed from the...political rights. I think that the according of the fall exercise of political rights is going to be a matter of natural, slow growth, not an over-night,...
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African Amer Pol Thought: Washington, Du Bois, Garvey, and Randolph

362 pages
...on suffrage in a firm but nonconfrontational manner. Negro and the White I believe it is the duty of the negro — as the greater part of the race is already...modestly in regard to political claims, depending on the slow but sure influences that proceed from the possession of property, intelligence and high...
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Black Conservatism: Essays in Intellectual and Political History

Peter R. Eisenstadt - 1999 - 334 pages
...as elevate the race. For their future political and social equality, black Americans had to depend "upon the slow but sure influences that proceed from...intelligence, and high character for the full recognition of [their] political rights."24 Washington's advice found great popularity among entrepreneurs working...
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Civil Rights in the USA, 1863-1980

David Paterson, Susan Willoughby, Doug Willoughby - 2001 - 340 pages
...in 1906. In his autobiography, Up from Slavery (1901), Washington wrote: 1 believe it is the duty o! the Negro - as the greater part of the race is already...the slow but sure influences that proceed from the possessions of property, intelligence, and high character for the full recognition of his political...
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Charles W. Chesnutt: Essays and Speeches: Essays and Speeches

Joseph R. McElrath, Jr., Robert C. Leitz, Jesse S. Crisler - 2001 - 644 pages
...honestly and squarely to both the white and black races"; and, "I believe it is the duty of the Negro ... to deport himself modestly in regard to political...possession of property, intelligence, and high character. ... I think that the according of the full exercise of political rights is going to be a matter of...
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Black Churches and Local Politics: Clergy Influence, Organizational ...

R. Drew Smith, Fredrick C. Harris - 2005 - 244 pages
...than by agitating for political rights. Washington stated: "I believe it is the duty of the Negro ... to deport himself modestly in regard to political...character for the full recognition of his political rights."1 Washington's position gained broad support within the Southern white community and among...
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