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Negro banks, as a rule, have failed because the people, taught that their own pioneers in business cannot function in this sphere, withdrew their deposits.
Carter G. Woodson
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Carter G. Woodson
Age: 74 †
Born: 1875
Born: December 19
Died: 1950
Died: April 3
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I am ready to act, if I can find brave men to help me.
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