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Booker T. Washington: “I had not had the privilege of sitting down to a dining-table until I was quite well grown.”

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I had not had the privilege of sitting down to a dining-table until I was quite well grown.
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Booker T. Washington

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Washington reflects on his lack of basic comforts during his early life, illustrating the stark differences in experiences.

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