Booker T. Washington: “Anything which he could do or say to benefit another institution seemed to give him as much pleasure as if he were…”

I repeat my belief that the world is growing in the direction of giving.

But taking place at the time it did, and for the reason that it did, no one could ever make me believe that my mother was guilty of thieving.

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.

Despite this disappointment, however, I determined that I would learn something, anyway.