All 9 Uses of
establish
in
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography
- This I say, not to justify slavery—on the other hand, I condemn it as an institution, as we all know that in America it was established for selfish and financial reasons, and not from a missionary motive—but to call attention to a fact, and to show how Providence so often uses men and institutions to accomplish a purpose.†
Chpt 1
- I heard one tell the other that not only was the school established for the members of any race, but the opportunities that it provided by which poor but worthy students could work out all or a part of the cost of a board, and at the same time be taught some trade or industry.†
Chpt 3
- I established a small reading-room and a debating society.†
Chpt 4
- We needed these for use in connection with the erection of our own buildings; but there was also another reason for establishing this industry.†
Chpt 10
- It was a great trial to refuse admission to these applicants, and in 1884 we established a night-school to accommodate a few of them.†
Chpt 13
- The night-school was organized on a plan similar to the one which I had helped to establish at Hampton.†
Chpt 13
- While speaking of changes in public sentiment, I recall that about ten years after the school at Tuskegee was established, I had an experience that I shall never forget.†
Chpt 14
- I congratulate all who are associated in this undertaking for the good work which it is doing in the education of its students to lead lives of honour and usefulness, thus exalting the race for which it was established.
Chpt 17established = created
- His was the enthusiasm and enterprise which made its steady progress possible and established in the institution its present high standard of accomplishment.
Chpt 17 *
Definition:
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(establish as in: establish a positive tone) create, start, or set in [a] place