Journal of Southern History, May 1st, 2007
IN AUGUST 1890 THE CHRISTIAN UNION, A NATIONALLY READ MONTHLY, hit the stands containing an incendiary broadside against African American ministers entitled "The Colored Ministry: Its Defects and Needs." That someone would criticize black ministers was not surprising, but the author of the missive was. Booker T. Washington's name on the byline stung. Known as the principal of Tuskegee Institute and an emergent black leader, Washington's reputation gave the critique force and undercut the potential objection that the criticism was rooted in racism. Indeed, he claimed firsthand knowledge and, ...
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