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Whenever they were asked to do so, the Negro students gladly took the Indians as room-mates, in order that they might teach them to speak English and to acquire civilized habits.
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Booker T. Washington
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Washington describes how Negro students willingly helped Indian students learn English and adopt civilized habits.
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