Booker T. Washington: “There never was a baser falsehood uttered concerning a race, or a statement made that was less capable of being proved…”

Until that question was asked it had never occurred to me that there was no period of my life that was devoted to play.

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

Even to this day I can recall accurately the tortures that I underwent when putting on one of these garments.

As soon as it was learned that he was not an American Negro, all the signs of indignation disappeared.