One of the chief ambitions which spurred me on at Hampton was that I might be able to get to be in a position in which I could better make my mother comfortable and happy.
He recounts a primary motivation for his dedication to studies at Hampton Institute, linking it to his family.
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Even the most ignorant members of my race on the remote plantations felt in their hearts, with a certainty that admitted of no doubt, that the freedom of the slaves would be the one great result of the war, if the Northern armies conquered.
This tenderness and sympathy on the part of those held in bondage was a result of their kindly and generous nature.
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