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Washington visit sparks debate on Tuskegee and race
The Chicago News notes Dr. Booker T. Washington’s influence and Tuskegee Institute’s role in race uplift. It recalls an incident about misperception of Tuskegee and praises education, humanitarian work, and the need to improve urban black life. The piece covers Washington's Chicago speech, mortality data among black southerners, and calls for reform in labor, law, and social conditions.
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