This man was formerly a slave-holder, and at first he was not inclined to encourage the education of the Negro, but he stated to me frankly, in his letter, that he now believes that Tuskegee and similar institutions are doing the work that the Negro most needs to have done.
He recounts a former slave-holder's change of heart regarding Negro education, recognizing its importance.
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