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Last blog I talked about Booker T. getting into an all black school. In this blog, I am going to go on with that story timeline. After he registers, he has to complete an Entrance Examination. Booker was very determined to pass the test in flying colors. After a while, he became a janitor. He was a student at that time too. He met a woman named Miss. Mackie; she was the one that hired him to be a janitor in the first place. She helped him join a group that helped former slaves be educated.
I like Miss. Mackie, because she is very persistent to be helpful to people in need. Mostly also, because of how nice she is. I also like Booker because he has that same determination I have. That is another thing about Booker T. is that he have things

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