Booker T. Washington: “But in these homes there was a certain degree of order and convenience which made you feel as comfortable as if you were…”

The picture of several dozen boys and girls in a schoolroom engaged in study made a deep impression upon me, and I had the feeling that to get into a schoolhouse and study in this way would be about the same as getting into paradise.

I have great faith in the power and influence of facts.

I have long since ceased to cherish any spirit of bitterness against the Southern white people on account of the enslavement of my race.

This tenderness and sympathy on the part of those held in bondage was a result of their kindly and generous nature.