On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
The ambition to secure an education was most praiseworthy and encouraging.
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Booker T. Washington
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gutenberg.orgBooker T. Washington: “The ambition to secure an education was most praiseworthy and encouraging.”
Editor's note · Context
Washington commends the widespread and fervent desire for education among Black people during the Reconstruction era.
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