Booker T. Washington had an incredible passion for learning. Born a slave, he taught himself to read. When the Civil War ended, Booker finally fulfilled his dream of attending school. After graduation, he was invited to teach in Tuskegee, Alabama. Finding many eager students but no school, Booker set out to build his own schoolâbrick by brick. An afterword gives detailed information on how the school was built.
| ISBN: | 9780807508978 |
| Publication date: | 1st September 2014 |
| Author: | Suzanne Slade |
| Illustrator: | Nicole Tadgell |
| Publisher: | Albert Whitman & Company |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
| Genres: |
People / Places |