The supplying of them to the people in the community has had the same effect as the supplying of bricks, and the man who learns at Tuskegee to build and repair wagons and carts is regarded as a benefactor by both races in the community where he goes.
Washington illustrates how graduates skilled in trades like wagon-making become valued contributors and bridge-builders between races in their communities.
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This problem Harvard University is solving, not by bringing itself down, but by bringing the masses up.
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