As pointed out in comments: I've been appropriated! (again)

[james_davis_nicoll]

the Booker T Washington Society page of quotes attributes my quotation to Washington. I wonder how long it's done that? And how many of the other quotations on that page are also actually not from Washington?

I did ask them about this and got this reply almost instantly:

Thank you for your inquiry.
We will respond as soon as poosible.
Ronald Court
Booker T Washington Society

That "poosible" makes a strong case that this is just institutional carelessness.

Comments

[kithrup.livejournal.com]

An almost-instant response probably means it was just an automated acknowledgement.

How disappointing.

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

I did get a proper reply for him which I won't quote because it's email.