On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
From the first, I resolved to make the school a real part of the community in which it was located.
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Booker T. Washington
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Editor's note · Context
Washington articulates his foundational resolution to deeply integrate Tuskegee Institute into its local community from its very inception.
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