On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
On the other hand, the slaves, in many cases, had mastered some handicraft, and none were ashamed, and few unwilling, to labour.
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Booker T. Washington
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From his autobiography, contrasting the practical skills and willingness to work among enslaved people with the attitudes of their former masters.
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