1856-1915

An illustrated, simple biography of African-American leader Booker T. Washington. Includes a chronology, a glossary, interesting facts, and resources.

Booker T. Washington, the son of a slave woman and a white man, recounts his rise from slavery to become one of the most influential African-American leaders of his time, and is remembered as the founder of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.

In 1901 President Theodore Roosevelt invited Booker T. Washington to have dinner at the executive mansion with the First Family. The next morning, news that the president had dined with a Black man and former slave, sent shock waves through the nation. One seemingly ordinary dinner became a window onto post-Civil War American history and politics. The scandal of this dinner escalated and threatened to topple two of America's greatest men.

This book traces the history of Booker T. Washington from his intense longing to read, his education at Virginia's Hampton Institute, his Atlanta Exposition speech, on to his national prominence as a public speaker and Tuskegee educator.

The autobiography of the man who, though born in slavery, educated himself and went on to found Tuskegee Institute.

A biography of Booker T. Washington, the African-American educator who founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.

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.

Simple text and photographs introduce the life of Booker T. Washington, including his childhood, education, founding of Tuskegee Institute, and public speaking.

An introductory biography to the life and career of Booker T. Washington, who improved the education of African-Americans.

Describes the life of Booker T. Washington, his accomplishments as an educator, and his impact on the fight for equality.