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Booker T. Washington: “We want to have you feel that this religion is a part of your lives, and that it is meant to be a help to you from day…”

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We want to have you feel that this religion is a part of your lives, and that it is meant to be a help to you from day to day.
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Booker T. Washington

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He wants students to understand that religion should be a daily source of support and guidance.

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