On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
It was the first time in all those years that I had felt, even in a measure, free from care; and my feeling of relief it is hard to describe on paper.
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Booker T. Washington
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Describing his emotional state at the start of a rare vacation, Washington conveys the profound and unusual sense of freedom from the constant pressures of his work.
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