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Booker T. Washington: “But in these homes there was a certain degree of order and convenience which made you feel as comfortable as if you were…”

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But in these homes there was a certain degree of order and convenience which made you feel as comfortable as if you were in the homes of people of great wealth.
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Booker T. Washington

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He notes that order and convenience can make a modest home feel comfortable, akin to wealthier homes.

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