In a large degree it has been the pennies, the nickels, and the dimes which have come from the Sunday-schools, the Christian Endeavour societies, and the missionary societies, as well as from the church proper, that have helped to elevate the Negro at so rapid a rate.
Washington emphasizes in his autobiography that the significant progress of Black Americans was largely fueled by the cumulative small donations from various church-affiliated groups.
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I have never seen one who did not want to be free, or one who would return to slavery.
As soon as it was learned that he was not an American Negro, all the signs of indignation disappeared.
No one section of our country was wholly responsible for its introduction, and, besides, it was recognized and protected for years by the General Government.