<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:03:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/bookertwashington/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington: Reflections on slavery as an institution]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I recently started reading my copy of Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington. Immediately what catches my attention is his view on slavery as an institution. In reference to his father, who he's never]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/upfromslavery/@dreamingirwin/up-from-slavery-by-booker-t-washington-reflections-on-slavery-as-an-institution</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/upfromslavery/@dreamingirwin/up-from-slavery-by-booker-t-washington-reflections-on-slavery-as-an-institution</guid><category><![CDATA[upfromslavery]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dreamingirwin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2021 19:03:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC6wPaw89uXdmd7BAs1puexy79sMEbpHEbeAhwM6sW2tQJhNwKYMeUWtsLy4pRr8yHoM6d2UzCj1je6FvDMNtNsjXGJnsQt1RZDms7JxamfXAby3BUsjYz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Literature 0280]]></title><description><![CDATA[I will permit no man to narrow & degrade my soul by making me hate him #BookerTWashington]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/degrade/@helices/literature-0280</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/degrade/@helices/literature-0280</guid><category><![CDATA[degrade]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[helices]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2019 17:15:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quote - "Character, not circumstance makes the person."]]></title><description><![CDATA[Credit -]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@brooklin270/character-not-circumstance-makes-the-person</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@brooklin270/character-not-circumstance-makes-the-person</guid><category><![CDATA[quotes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brooklin270]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2017 15:47:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdD9PyPLAH9cTY79mQu6SCJgwfZxmiMtzX3hBi1kpNetfHk3HMEzm5xjKHaRZFo9hGS6g3ewB2gdXvzYhsaMrVMphVpeoG2Njinkjzc3tEnzdRDFC3KBSdjC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>