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Booker T. Washington

“When she was unable to find one bit of dirt on the floor, or a particle of dust on any of the furniture, she quietly remarked, "I guess you will do to enter this institution." I was one of the happiest souls on Earth. The sweeping of that room was my college examination, and never did any youth pass an examination for entrance into Harvard or Yale that gave him more genuine satisfaction. I have passed several examinations since then, but I have always felt that this was the best one I ever passed.”

Booker T. Washington, Up From Slavery: The Incredible Life Story of Booker T. Washington
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Up From Slavery: The Incredible Life Story of Booker T. Washington Up From Slavery: The Incredible Life Story of Booker T. Washington by Booker T. Washington
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