Up from Slavery |
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Author:
| Washington, Booker T. |
ISBN: | 978-1-102-03873-3 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2009 |
Publisher: | Seltzer Books
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $.99 |
Book Description:
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According to Wikpedia: Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 ndash; November 14, 1915) was an American educator, orator, author and leader of the African-American community. He was freed from slavery as a child, and after working at several menial jobs in West Virginia, earned his way through an education at Hampton Institute and Wayland Seminary. Upon recommendation of Hampton founder Sam Armstrong, as a young man, he was appointed as the first leader of the new Tuskegee...
More DescriptionAccording to Wikpedia: Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 ndash; November 14, 1915) was an American educator, orator, author and leader of the African-American community. He was freed from slavery as a child, and after working at several menial jobs in West Virginia, earned his way through an education at Hampton Institute and Wayland Seminary. Upon recommendation of Hampton founder Sam Armstrong, as a young man, he was appointed as the first leader of the new Tuskegee Institute, then a teachers' college for blacks.