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AUTHOR'S PREFACE.
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Lincoln Institute is a State school, and hence anything given to the public for the purpose of advertising only would probably be out of harmony with the wishes of many and doubtless unnecessary.

But an accumulation of facts which will show in a measure the influence of the training and the inspiration given at Lincoln Institute, as evidenced by the work and life of her graduates, it seems to me should be acceptable to all interested.

It is hoped that the State's generous investment of money in negro education is yielding dividends in thrifty men and women and peaceable, law-abiding citizens.

These few pages do not contain all of the graduates, but a few as specimens of the whole. Many who are not included have done as well as any herein mentioned, and better than some. It may be that at some other time a more elaborate book will be written, if not by me, by some one else no less interested.

The object of this humble effort is not to present biographies of great men and women, except so far as their works show them to be useful to the commonwealth; but to put at rest any question that may arise as to what the graduates of Lincoln Institute are doing.

Yours faithfully,
J.S. MOTEN.