I have often wondered if there was a white institution in this country whose students would have welcomed the incoming of more than a hundred companions of another race in the cordial way that these black students at Hampton welcomed the red ones.
Reflecting on the integration of Native American students at Hampton Institute, Washington poses a rhetorical question about the unique hospitality shown by Black students.
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When they saw that I was not afraid or ashamed to work, they began to assist with more enthusiasm.
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