The money which you would give would not only supply the building, but the erection of the building would give a large number of students an opportunity to learn the building trades, and the students would use the money paid to them to keep themselves in school.
In his autobiography, this passage details the practical and educational benefits of a proposed library building project at Tuskegee.
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