Le titre de ses mémoires, Go to School. You're a Little Black Boy — Va à l'école, tu es un petit garçon noir —, qui rappelait le conseil que lui donnait incessamment sa mère, en dit long sur sa philosophie de l'éducation pour tous, sans exception.
Moreover, the title of his memoirs, Go to School, You're a Little Black Boy, a reference to his mother's persistent advice to him, speaks volumes about his philosophy that education should be accessible to every young person, without exception.