Quote#Wisdom
The unprecedented leap the Negro made when freed from the oppressing…
Quote byBooker T. Washington · 1856–1915
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Introduction" (1902), Progress of a Race: Or, The Remarkable Advancement of the Afro-American.
English (original)
The unprecedented leap the Negro made when freed from the oppressing withes of bondage is more than deserving of a high place in history. It can never be chronicled. The world needs to know of what mettle these people are built.
— Booker T. Washington
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