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Up From Slavery: An Autobiography

CHAPTER XIV
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He was as careful and patient in doing this as if he were putting his signature to some great state document.
Mr.Cleveland has not only shown his friendship for me in many personal ways, but has always consented to do anything I have asked of him for our school.

This he has done, whether it was to make a personal donation or to use his influence in securing the donations of others.

Judging from my personal acquaintance with Mr.Cleveland, I do not believe that he is conscious of possessing any colour prejudice.

He is too great for that.

In my contact with people I find that, as a rule, it is only the little, narrow people who live for themselves, who never read good books, who do not travel, who never open up their souls in a way to permit them to come into contact with other souls--with the great outside world.


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