I do not know two men, one an ex-slaveholder, one an ex-slave, whose advice and judgment I would feel more like following in everything which concerns the life and development of the school at Tuskegee than those of these two men.
From his autobiography, Washington expresses profound trust in the judgment of two key figures, one an ex-slaveholder and one an ex-slave, who supported the Tuskegee Institute.
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