Booker T. Washington: “The people who succeed are, very largely, those who learn to economize time, in the ways I have referred to, and those…”

No one section of our country was wholly responsible for its introduction, and, besides, it was recognized and protected for years by the General Government.

I have long since ceased to cherish any spirit of bitterness against the Southern white people on account of the enslavement of my race.

When they saw that I was not afraid or ashamed to work, they began to assist with more enthusiasm.

The picture of several dozen boys and girls in a schoolroom engaged in study made a deep impression upon me, and I had the feeling that to get into a schoolhouse and study in this way would be about the same as getting into paradise.