Booker T. got his education at the Hampton Institute and worked long hours that could barely get him enough money for his tuition. After he got an education for himself, he opened up his own school called Legocki 2 the Tuskegee Institution. ... He also understood that many of the students were poor, just as he was, so he offered his students the same opportunities he had in school; he let them work around the school to help pay for their tuition. ... He also made his own relations with many white people. ...

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Representative Henry Hyde, along with many other politicians agree on the fact that, "I never owned a slave. ... I don't know that I should have to pay for someone who did [own slaves] generations before I was born," (Slavery Reparations). ... In 1861, less than 10% of the U.S. owned slaves which show that only a small number would be affected from the slavery reparations (Reparations). ... According to Jeff Jacoby's article, "Ideas run the gamut from a government check for each Black family to free college tuition for needy Black students;" (About.com). ...

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Auld had to refrain from teaching Frederick, it put matters into his own hands. ... He eventually has to pay a "tuition fee" to the young white children in his neighborhood for a lesson, which made things tough for Frederick. ... Both Frederick and Richard had to live on their own moral principals for them to succeed in life because they basically just had themselves to engage in reading and writing; they were forced to learn everything on their own. ...

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He was born on a plantation owned by James Burroughs. ... "A friend of the principal paid his tuition, and he worked as a janitor to earn his room and board" (Washington, Booker Taliaferro). ... This created a huge argument saying that Booker was going against his own word and was being socially accepted with the president. ...

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In the twentieth century, many famous black leaders made great contributions to society and civil rights. One of the most influential of this time was William Edward Burghardt DuBois. DuBois was a sociologist and author that spent his life fighting injustice and for the equality of all people. D...

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