Booker T Washington Hardships

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Doing the right thing isn't always easy. Instead of standing up for those without a voice, it's easier to stick with the crowd. But even when doing what's right, there are still going to be people who oppose you; there still may be people who continue to ridicule you and everyone else. Your job is to stand firm and be an example of Christ. You could list so many, different adversities Booker T. Washington faced during his life, but the underlying hardship he faced was not seen as a human being. Where he may not have been too badly mistreated while he was still a slave, he still wasn't seen as one of God's children. This affected everything else. That was the basis of slavery in America: not valuing God's creation for who they are.

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