The picture of several dozen boys and girls in a schoolroom engaged in study made a deep impression upon me, and I had the feeling that to get into a schoolhouse and study in this way would be about the same as getting into paradise.
Reflecting on his childhood during slavery, Washington describes his early, powerful longing for formal education.
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