It is not short of amazing, the power of a great idea to weld men together. There was in it a peculiar, intense, vital spirit if you will, that I have never felt before in any strike.

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Thanksgiving is the holiday of peace, the celebration of work and the simple life...a true...

Thanksgiving is the holiday of peace, the celebration of work and the simple life...a true...

The discrimination is not made openly, but a Negro who goes to such places is...

The discrimination is not made openly, but a Negro who goes to such places is...

In the beginning I thought, and still think, he did great good in giving support...

In the beginning I thought, and still think, he did great good in giving support...

A mob is the method by which good citizens turn over the law and the...

A mob is the method by which good citizens turn over the law and the...

A few years ago no hotel or restaurant in Boston refused Negro guests; now several...

A few years ago no hotel or restaurant in Boston refused Negro guests; now several...

At first everyone predicted that it would be impossible to hold these divergent people together,...

At first everyone predicted that it would be impossible to hold these divergent people together,...

Measured by any standard, white or black, Washington must be regarded today as one of...

Measured by any standard, white or black, Washington must be regarded today as one of...

One of the points in which I was especially interested was the Jim Crow regulations,...

One of the points in which I was especially interested was the Jim Crow regulations,...

The very first time I was on a car in Atlanta, I saw the conductor...

The very first time I was on a car in Atlanta, I saw the conductor...

But steel bars have never yet kept out a mob; it takes something a good...

But steel bars have never yet kept out a mob; it takes something a good...

Every argument on lynching in the South gets back sooner or later to the question...

Every argument on lynching in the South gets back sooner or later to the question...

And no book gives a deeper insight into the inner life of the Negro, his...

And no book gives a deeper insight into the inner life of the Negro, his...

The streets and alleys of the ward were notoriously filthy, and the contractors habitually neglected...

The streets and alleys of the ward were notoriously filthy, and the contractors habitually neglected...