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The Race Problem in Arizona

Booker T. Washington · 26 October 1911

A 1911 magazine article written by Booker T. Washington discussing race relations in Arizona.

This is an article written by Washington himself on race relations in Arizona.

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Scan of a two-page magazine spread with running header 'The Race Problem in Arizona' and page number 909. The right page shows the article's title and byline 'By Booker T. Washington, LL.D.' above body text in three columns. Left page is partly visible with another article's text.
Booker T. Washington, "The Race Problem in Arizona," magazine article, 26 October 1911.

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What it is

This is a scan of a 1911 magazine article written by Booker T. Washington, titled "The Race Problem in Arizona." The pages show the article's title, byline, and body text in three columns.

Why it matters

Washington wrote extensively on race relations across the United States. This article shows him engaging directly with regional racial issues, part of his broader work as a writer and public commentator on race in America.

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  • What does the choice of topic—Arizona rather than the South—suggest about the scope of Washington's concerns?
  • Why would a national magazine want an article by Washington specifically?
  • What questions can't be answered just from seeing the page layout, without reading the full text?

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