The Booker T. Washington Papers, Vol.3, page 119, Jan. 1891, U. of Illinois Press

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JANUARY · I 89 I To Margaret James Murray Tuskegee, Ala.] Jan I t! 89] Miss Murray: This is to authorize you to make what ever changes and improvements you wish to regarding any matters pertaining to the conduct of the girls. In the matter of the girls passing from one building to another and matters like this, if you feel that the ''watching'' now done by teachers is not conducive to the best and highest development of the girls, make what ever changes you think best. B. T. Washington ALpS Con. ~o6 BTW Papers DLC. From Frank C. Blundon~ Baton Rouge, La., Jany 8 ~ 89 ~ My Dear Bro: Allow me to play Hur to Bishop Payne's Aaron and your Moses. Have often thought to write you a congratulation for honesty and backbone. Am sorry the would-be wise one's who sit in their libraries hundreds of miles from the scene, and those whom brief authority or ''much learning'' bath blinded, do not see fit to acknowledge what every or any sensible man or woman who is working in the field or who is at all posted in the matter knows to be very largely true. We are white but our whole life is given to helping the colored people up the heights of knowledge and just such opposition as is thrown against you now is the great retarding obstacle to the progress the race needs. What astonishes me is the fiery opposition of such men as Albert,2 of the S. W. Christ Advocate, etc. A very peculiar thing about their opposition is that whereas yourself and Bishop Payne offer proof they offer nothing but wind. I am very sorry to notice the acrimonious statements made by some of the good brethren. Let us hope that out of all of it may come a new determination on the part of all friends of the race to enlarge the opportunities for doing better 19