1856-1915

Booker T. Washington, the son of a slave woman and a white man, recounts his rise from slavery to become the most influential black leader of his time in the U.S., and founder of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.

"Born into slavery, young Booker T. Washington could only dream of learning to read and write. After emancipation, Booker began a five-hundred-mile journey, mostly on foot, to Hampton Institute, taking his first of many steps towards a college degree. When he arrived, he had just fifty cents in his pocket and a dream about to come true."--Amazon.com.

This is a brief biography of the man who was born a slave and worked in salt mines as a youth but went on to become a national leader for the education of African Americans and founder of Tuskegee Institute.

Provides a biography of the great African-American educator, author, and orator Booker T. Washington, who rose from slavery to become an advisor to presidents and the founder of the famed Tuskegee Institute.

Describes how former slave Booker T. Washington, after being invited to teach in Tuskegee, Alabama, discovered many eager students, but no school, and set out to build his own school, brick by brick.

Explores the responses to and effects on the nation of President Theodore Roosevelt's White House dinner with Booker T. Washington, a former slave. Examines the society of post-slavery America and the reputations of Roosevelt and Washington.

A comprehensive biography of the life and achievements of Booker T. Washington, his struggles against racial bigotry, and his appointment as the first leader of the new Tuskegee Institute, a private, historically African-American university in Alabama.

The autobiography of the founder of the Tuskegee Institute, his rise from slavery to become a very influential American educator.

A biography of Booker T. Washington that describes his life as a slave, his emancipation after the Civil War, his education and contributions to education, as well as his actions as a spokesman for African-Americans.