At the present time there is almost no Southern state that is not putting forth efforts in the direction of securing industrial education for its white boys and girls, and in most cases it is easy to trace the history of these efforts back to General Armstrong.
From his autobiography, Washington notes the widespread adoption of industrial education for white children across the South, attributing its origins to General Armstrong.
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