On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
The longing to know, to be a student in the great school at Nashville, hovered like a star above this child-woman amid her work and worry, and she studied doggedly.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Reflecting on the aspirations of his students in the rural South, Du Bois highlights a young woman's profound desire for education despite her difficult circumstances.
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