On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
The history of the world fails to show a higher, purer, and more unselfish class of men and women than those who found their way into those Negro schools.
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Booker T. Washington
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Washington offers a powerful commendation for the educators who committed themselves to teaching in African American schools after the Civil War.
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