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Quotation from Atlanta Exposition Address by Booker T. Washington

“Nor should we permit our grievances to overshadow our opportunities.”

Booker T. Washington

Atlanta Exposition Address, Paragraph 4 (Up from Slavery (1901), Chapter XIV)

Portrait of Booker T. Washington

A short counsel to his own people that closes his appeal to cast down their buckets at home.

Citation: "Nor should we permit our grievances to overshadow our opportunities." — Booker T. Washington, Atlanta Exposition Address, Paragraph 4 (Up from Slavery (1901), Chapter XIV). (id atlanta-exposition-address-q3)

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