The Story of My Life and Work

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The Nature of the Author’s Work at Tuskegee--The Discouragements Met with in the Early Years--Author’s First Experience at Speaking to Northern Audiences--General Armstrong’s Advice and Helpfulness--His Interest in the Work at Tuskegee--His Last Visit to Tuskegee--His Reception by Teachers and Students--Author’s First Public Address in the North--Author’s Campaign of Speech-making in the South to His Own People--His First Opportunity to Speak to a Large Audience of White People in the South--Some Incidents and the Results of this Speech as Told by the Christian World--Author’s Rule About Engagements of a Public Nature--The Difficulty in the Early Years in Getting Interviews with Prominent People--The Difficulty to Secure Opportunities to Speak in Churches in the Beginning--Some Reasons Why This Was So--The First Legacy Received by the School--Later Legacies--Some of Author’s Experiences with Benefactors--Some Interesting and Lucky Experiences of Author While Collecting Money--An Article in the “Outlook” on the Ministry--Criticism and Censure--Bishop D. A. Payne Corroborates Author’s Position--Credit Given T. Thomas Fortune and E. J. Scott, Author’s Private Secretary--The Financial Policy of Tuskegee at Present Contrasted with That of the Early Years--The System of Book-keeping at Tuskegee--$1,000,000 Raised--How to Succeed in Any Undertaking--The Kind of People the World Needs--Hard Work the Author’s Synonym of “Luck” and the Price of All Success.

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