There is a class of colored people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs-partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays. Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs.
-Booker T. Washington
Replace “Booker T.” with “George” and people would be screaming RACIST!
Funny thing about Booker T. Washington, he was able to advance black education so much because he got massive private donations from the Evil Whitey that others condemn, like the ultra-rich “robber baron” Henry Rogers of the evil Standard Oil.