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Booker T. Washington: “Without regard to pay and with little thought of it, I taught any one who wanted to learn anything that I could teach…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
Without regard to pay and with little thought of it, I taught any one who wanted to learn anything that I could teach him.
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Booker T. Washington

Editor's note · Context

From his autobiography, he describes his dedication to teaching in Malden, West Virginia, after graduating from Hampton.

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