Selected Short Works of Booker T. Washington (Dodo Press) - Softcover

Washington, Booker T.

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ISBN 10: 140990265X ISBN 13: 9781409902652

Verlag: Dodo Press, 2008

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Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856-1915) was an African American political leader, educator and author. He was one of the dominant figures in African American history in the United States from 1890 to 1915. Born into slavery in Franklin County, Virginia, at the age of 9, he was freed and moved with his family to West Virginia, where he learned to read and write while working in manual labor jobs. He later trained as a teacher, and in 1881 was named the first leader of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. He was granted an honorary Masters of Arts degree from Harvard University in 1896 and an honorary Doctorate degree from Dartmouth College in 1901. He received national prominence for his famous Atlanta Address of 1895, attracting the attention of politicians and the public as a popular spokesperson for African American citizens. In addition to the substantial contributions in the field of education, Dr. Washington did much to improve the overall friendship and working relationship between the races in the United States. His autobiography, Up From Slavery, first published in 1901, is still widely read.

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• Verlag: Dodo Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 140990265X
• ISBN 13: 9781409902652
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 132