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The worth of work with the hands
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“The worth of work with the hands”

Booker T. Washington

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Working With the Hands
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1904
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Washington opens the book by treating manual work as capable of contributing to education, dignity and practical development rather than merely supplying labor.

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Working With the Hands, Chapter I, opening sentence; Project Gutenberg #64504. This deliberately short excerpt is presented with its educational context.

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