The Story of My Life and Work - Couverture souple

Washington, Booker T

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1409902676 ISBN 13 : 9781409902676

Editeur : Dodo Press, 2008

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

While I have encouraged its publication, not a sentence has been submitted to my examination. From my inti mate acquaintance with the subject, because of my connection with the Peabody and theS later Education Funds, I am sure the volume has such a strong claim upon the people that no commendation is needed. The life of Booker T. Washington cannot be written. Incidents of birth, parentage, schooling, early struggles, later triumphs, may be detailed with accuracy, but the life has been so incorpo rated, transfused, into such a multitude of other lives, broadening views, exalting ideals, molding character, that no human being can know its deep and beneficent influence, and no pen can describe it. Few living Americans have made a deeper impression on public opinion, softened or removed so many prejudices, or awakened greater hopefulness in relation to the solution of a problem, encompassed with a thousand difficulties and perplexing the minds of philanthropists and statesmen.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dodo Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1409902676
• ISBN 13: 9781409902676
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Beard Frank
• Nombre de pages: 284
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible