On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
It was often pathetic to note the gifts of the older coloured people, most of whom had spent their best days in slavery.
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Booker T. Washington
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gutenberg.orgBooker T. Washington: “It was often pathetic to note the gifts of the older coloured people, most of whom had spent their best days in slavery.”
Editor's note · Context
Washington reflects on the profound generosity of older Black individuals, many of whom had endured slavery, in contributing to the early funding of the Tuskegee Institute.
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