Learn how a slave became one of the leading influential African American intellectuals of the late 19th century.
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.
After hearing the Emancipation Proclamation and realizing he was free, young Booker decided to make learning his life. He taught himself to read and write, pursued a formal education, and went on to found the Tuskegee Institute--a black school in Alabama--with the goal of building the community's economic strength and pride.
The institute still exists and is home to famous alumnae like scientist George Washington Carver.
| ISBN: | 9780448488516 |
| Publication date: | 6th February 2018 |
| Author: | James Buckley |
| Illustrator: | Jake Murray |
| Publisher: | Penguin Workshop an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 108 pages |
| Series: | Who Was...? |
| Genres: |
People / Places Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: School, education and teachers Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism |
Learn how a slave became one of the leading influential African American intellectuals of the late 19th century.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.
Who Was Booker T. Washington? features in the following genres: People / Places, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: School, education and teachers, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism
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Who Was Booker T. Washington? was written by James Buckley and published by Penguin Workshop an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group
Who Was Booker T. Washington? has 108 pages
Yes it is part of Who Was...? series