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Two Thousand Miles For A Five-Minute Speech
The 1884 founding of a night school for students too poor to pay even Tuskegee's small fees, Washington's 1885 marriage to Olivia Davidson, and the grinding travel of the speaking circuit that leads up to the invitation to address the Atlanta Exposition.
Founding the night school (1884)Marriage to Olivia Davidson (1885)The physical toll of fundraising and speaking travelThe invitation to address the Atlanta Cotton States Exposition