The Booker T. Washington Papers, Vol.9, page 112, Oct. 1906 , U. of Illinois Press

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The BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Papers gomery, years ago, was strong enough to go out into the swamps and establish a city there for himself and his people, and what he has done other people can do. Going back to the Fair at Montgomery: you would have been surprised at the garden and farm products that were exhibited by these people, this same class of people who have gone quietly out into the forests and established their own little kingdoms. One family, from Dallas County, had an exhibit with a woman in charge. They had everything that was necessary for existence that had been raised on their farm by the efforts of mother, father, brother and sister. Now, in these days of freedom and independence, and success, we want to reach forward and succeed in larger ways than ever before. The question of color and of prejudice will, I am sure, in a large degree, melt away if we grasp these opportunities to make ourselves useful, if we fasten ourselves upon the soil, and prosper as other people are doing. Tuskegee Student, 18 (Nov. lo, 1906), I. To Charles Wa(ldell Chesnutt ''Tuskegee, Ala.] Oct. 29, 1906 Personal My dear Mr. Chesnutt: I have time to take only a minute to answer one point in your letter. I very much fear that you place too much reliance upon the ballot to cure evils that we are at present suffering. The ballot is valuable and should not be surrendered. Every man who can do so should vote, but in this connection, how do you account for the Atlanta riot, the worst that we have had in forty years? That occurred in practically the only Southern state where the Negro has not been disfranchised by reason of constitutional enactment. Yours truly, Booker T. Washington TLpS Con. 3~7 BTW Papers DLC. 1 ~ 2