The Booker T. Washington Papers, Vol.11, page 483, Mar. 1912, U. of Illinois Press

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MARCH · I9I2 the East Coast to Jacksonville, Dr. Washington received one ovation, by white and colored people alike, as if the whole populace was responsive to his efforts to promote the progress of the negro people in the South and to bring about more friendly relations between the races. Leaving Pensacola Friday morning, March And, his car attracted attention along the route for 250 miles, and in many instances he was compelled to come to the rear platform in order that the waiting throngs might see the distinguished negro. Many an old woman or man, who had seen slavery, shouted for joy on beholding what time had brought forth in the person of the distinguished leader of the race. At Quincy, where a twenty-minute stop was made, the entire student body of the Qu~ncy Graded School met Dr. Washington, the children waving flags and singing America. Little Altia Hart, a young miss of about ten years presented Dr. Washington a beautiful bouquet of flowers in very choice sentiments, to which he responded gracefully and appropriately. W. A. King, principal of the Quincy Dunbar School, led the delegation that greeted the Doctor. Fully Mono people gathered at the station to meet Dr. Washington when the train reached Tallahassee. A parade made up of negro farmers, artisans and professional men, headed by the brass band from the Florida State Normal School was quickly formed, Dr. Washington speaking to the audience in the open air in the Public Square. An informal reception was given in honor of the visitors at the chapel of the State Normal School, presided over by Prof. N. B. Young, principal, at which short addresses were made by Hon. J. C. Napier, register of the treasury; Dr. M. W. Gilbert, president of Selma Un~versity; Dr. George C. HalE, of Chicago, and Alvin LeRoy Locke, of Philadelphia. It was at Lake City, only a few weeks previous that six negro men were quietly and silently hung on a Sunday morning, who had been brought there for safe keeping. The town otherwise bears a notorious reputation, noteworthy for keeping its negroes in their place. Practically all of Sunday was spent in that town. The beautiful lakes from which it derives its name were inspected and an excellent dinner served at the residence of Prof. L. A. Jones, principal of the colored schools. A crowd that completely filled the Court House heard Dr. Washingtont's] speech, but at the beginning, there could be plainly seen disapproval on the faces of many of the white people in the audience. Gritm-]visaged, stoic-Iooking, they were a hard set to move, and of 483