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Booker T. Washington: “Perhaps the most valuable thing that I got out of my second year was an understanding of the use and value of the Bible.”

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Perhaps the most valuable thing that I got out of my second year was an understanding of the use and value of the Bible.
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Booker T. Washington

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Washington identifies the Bible as a key source of understanding and value in his life.

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