I know that on such occasions there is much that comes to the surface that is superficial and deceptive, but I have had experience enough not to be deceived by mere signs and fleeting enthusiasms.
Washington explains his method of assessing the true conditions of the Black community, emphasizing his ability to look beyond superficial appearances and fleeting enthusiasms.
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I was supremely happy in the opportunity of being able to assist somebody else.
I have long since ceased to cherish any spirit of bitterness against the Southern white people on account of the enslavement of my race.
The whole machinery of slavery was so constructed as to cause labour, as a rule, to be looked upon as a badge of degradation, of inferiority.
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.