On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
Few people who were not right in the midst of the scenes can form any exact idea of the intense desire which the people of my race showed for an education.
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Booker T. Washington
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Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Washington describes the overwhelming eagerness for education among newly freed African Americans.
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