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THIS volume is the outgrowth of a series of articles, dealing with
incidents in my life, which were published consecutively in the
Outlook. While they were appearing in that magazine I was
constantly surprised at the number of requests which came to me from
all parts of the country, asking that the articles be permanently
preserved in book form. I am most grateful to the Outlook for
permission to gratify these requests.
I have tried to tell a simple, straightforward story, with no
attempt at embellishment. My regret is that what I have attempted to
do has been done so imperfectly. The greater part of my time and
strength is required for the executive work connected with the
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, and in securing the money
necessary for the support of the institution. Much of what I have
said has been written on board trains, or at hotels or railroad
stations while I have been waiting for trains, or during the moments
that I could spare from my work while at Tuskegee. Without the
painstaking and generous assistance of Mr. Max Bennett Thrasher I
could not have succeeded in any satisfactory degree.
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