In this we have been successful to a degree that makes me feel safe in saying that the season now has a new meaning, not only through all that immediate region, but, in a measure, wherever our graduates have gone.
Reflecting on the impact of Tuskegee Institute, Washington asserts the widespread influence of their teachings on the meaning of Christmas.
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The hurtful influences of the institution were not by any means confined to the Negro.
Even the most ignorant members of my race on the remote plantations felt in their hearts, with a certainty that admitted of no doubt, that the freedom of the slaves would be the one great result of the war, if the Northern armies conquered.
The Negro boy has obstacles, discouragements, and temptations to battle with that are little known to those not situated as he is.
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.