On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
I think I never saw a community of people so happy over anything as were the coloured people over the prospect of this new building.
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Booker T. Washington
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Reflecting on the early days of the Tuskegee Institute, Washington describes the enthusiasm of the local Black community for the construction of a new school building.
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