Booker T. Washington: “Now some of the happiest and most comfortable homes I have ever been in have been homes where the people have but little…”

Until that question was asked it had never occurred to me that there was no period of my life that was devoted to play.

No one section of our country was wholly responsible for its introduction, and, besides, it was recognized and protected for years by the General Government.

I was supremely happy in the opportunity of being able to assist somebody else.

Ever since I have been old enough to think for myself, I have entertained the idea that, notwithstanding the cruel wrongs inflicted upon us, the black man got nearly as much out of slavery as the white man did.