Of one thing I felt more strongly convinced than ever, after spending this month in seeing the actual life of the coloured people, and that was that, in order to lift them up, something must be done more than merely to imitate New England education as it then existed.
After observing the living conditions of Black people in the South, Washington articulates his conviction that traditional education alone is insufficient for their uplift.
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I was supremely happy in the opportunity of being able to assist somebody else.
When they saw that I was not afraid or ashamed to work, they began to assist with more enthusiasm.
I think I never saw a community of people so happy over anything as were the coloured people over the prospect of this new building.
I cannot remember having slept in a bed until after our family was declared free by the Emancipation Proclamation.