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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Despite this disappointment, however, I determined that I would learn something, anyway.
I have never seen one who did not want to be free, or one who would return to slavery.
The Negro boy has obstacles, discouragements, and temptations to battle with that are little known to those not situated as he is.
I think that the presentation of facts, on a high, dignified plane, is all the begging that most rich people care for.