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Booker T. Washington: “He was just as happy in trying to assist some other institution in the South as he was when working for Hampton.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
He was just as happy in trying to assist some other institution in the South as he was when working for Hampton.
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Booker T. Washington

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Washington illustrates General Armstrong's expansive generosity and commitment to the advancement of all educational institutions in the South, not just his own.

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