At the beginning of the opening of Tuskegee, Washington was given $2,000 to cover the finances of the Institute, however with the lack of resources and the poor conditions of the school money was running low. As mention, Washington believes that it was important to have white friends leading to having Tuskegee integrated, “The Tuskegee school at the present time has no warmer and more enthusiastic friends anywhere than it has among the white citizens of Tuskegee and throughout Alabama and entire south.” (52) After three months of the institute opening, with the help of white friends, Tuskegee was able to pay back the loan from General Marshalls. Most of the money came from small donations and activities such as festivals and concerts held by
