1856-1915

An autobiography in which Booker T. Washington, the son of a slave woman and a white man, discusses how he rose from slavery to become one of the most influential African-American leaders in the U.S., and founder of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.

Presents the autobiography of Bookter T. Washington, a man who, though born in slavery, escaped bondage, educated himself, and went on to found Tuskegee Institute.

"A simple biography for early readers about Booker T. Washington's life"--Provided by publisher.

Profiles the career and achievements of Booker T. Washington, the African-American educator who founded the 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.

Simple text and photographs introduce the life of Booker T. Washington.

Presents a beginner's biography of African-American educator and social reformer Booker T. Washington.

Chronicles the life ofAfrican American Booker T. Washingt on, who became an inpirational teacher, speaker and author.

African American educator, author, speaker, and advisor to presidents of the United States, Booker Taliaferro Washington was the leading voice of former slaves and their descendants during the late 1800s. As part of the last generation of leaders born into slavery, Booker believed that blacks could better progress in society through education and entrepreneurship, rather than trying to directly challenge the Jim Crow segregation.

"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.