Up from Slavery, Chapter 12 summary

What happens

1. Growing enrollment creates a need for Alabama Hall, and General Armstrong sponsors Northern meetings to raise money for Tuskegee.
2. Washington explains his fundraising rules: present the school’s work fully, remain calm, and avoid worrying about results.
3. Accounts of anonymous donors, contrasting Boston encounters, and a delayed ten-thousand-dollar gift show the uncertainty and rewards of fundraising.
4. Huntington’s growing contributions, a rain-interrupted sermon, and Carnegie’s library gift connect practical needs with sustained donor relationships.
5. Washington stresses small gifts, graduate contributions, and increased support from Alabama and the Slater and Peabody Funds.
6. He closes by praising Curry’s encouragement and Jessup’s commitment to industrial education.

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