[OK Sun]

So true. Anyone who has not read Washington's autoboigraphy, Up From Slavery, needs to.

To many people sound off from ignorance--some here at Free Republic.

[rovenstinez]

OK SUN hit the nail on the head. Booker T. My hero. His only requirement for entrance to his college was a TOOTHBRUSH. He always said that black people would have to learn how to gain respect... totally liked what I read in this book Up From Slavery. The Chapter on HONOR was fabulous