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Booker T. Washington: “We hope to help you to see that religion, that Christianity, is not something that is far off, something in the air…”

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We hope to help you to see that religion, that Christianity, is not something that is far off, something in the air, that it is not something to be enjoyed only after the breath has left the body.
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Booker T. Washington

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Washington reassures students that Christianity is relevant and beneficial in their daily lives, not just an afterlife concern.

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