When Booker was but a boy of eleven years, he had allready been forced to work for most of his life. He knew nothing of the outside world, or what it felt like to experience every man's birthright: freedom. By day he worked in the fields; planting corn, carrying loads of hay to the barn, tilling the fields, and other tasks that no white man at the time would even consider doing himself. Young Washington considered it a special treat to recieve a small serving of Molassas every Friday, and to occasionally have some chicken or beef for supper, as his regular meals consisted of potatoes and gruel.

One evening, the other slaves of the plantation overheard their masters discussing the matter of the Revolution. This had them very excited, as it meant they would be free if the North won the war. Soon enough, the North had won, and

Booker saved his money for months in an attempt to obtain enough to get him to Hampton. His older brother helped in every way that he could, but it just was not enough. After about six months of scavenging, saving, and pooling his money, Booker had what he thought was enough to get himself to Hampton. And so, he decided to begin his journey. Booker's mother had her doubts, but decided to let him make his own path in life and let him go. Booker realized that this would most likely be the last time he saw his mother and brother, and was heavyhearted as he left the only place he had ever known as home. The journey to Hampton was rough, but Booker arrived with an empty stomach and virtually no money for food or clothing. Being a slave his entire life, he had no concept of self-hygene. When he presented himself to the head of the Hampton Institute, she initially declined his application to the school. But, after several more attempts, Booker was accepted so long as he worked as a janitor for the school. This obligation Booker was happy to accept, as long as he recieved the education he had been hoping for.

the negros were all set free. Their cries of joy soon dimmed as they realized they had no idea how to be free. They would have to work for themselves, provide food for themselves, educate themselves, all of which they had little or no understanding of. For the first few months, Boo

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