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“The sweeping of that room was my college examination”

Booker T. Washington

Up from Slavery, Chapter III (Project Gutenberg #2376)

Portrait of Booker T. Washington

Admitted to Hampton after the head teacher finds not a particle of dust in the room he cleaned.

Citation: "The sweeping of that room was my college examination" — Booker T. Washington, Up from Slavery, Chapter III (Project Gutenberg #2376). (id up-from-slavery-q4)

Virtues: Industry, Humility

Portrait: UpFromSlavery cover, Booker T. Washington / Doubleday & Co., Public domain.

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