Publisher: Dover Publications; First Edition (October 4, 1995)
Language: English
Paperback: 176 pages
ISBN-10: 0486287386
ISBN-13: 978-0486287386
Reading age: 11 years and up
Lexile measure: 1260L
Item Weight: 2.31 pounds
Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
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In this eloquently written book, he describes events in a remarkable life that began in bondage and culminated in worldwide recognition.
Born in a Virginia slave hut, Booker T. Washington (1856–1915) rose to become the most influential spokesman for African Americans of his day.
“The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least.”
“I would permit no man, no matter what his color might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.”
A firm believer in the value of education as the best route to advancement, Washington disapproved of civil-rights agitation and in so doing earned the opposition of many black intellectuals. Yet, he is today regarded as a major figure in the struggle for equal rights, one who founded a number of organizations to further the cause and who worked tirelessly to educate and unite African Americans.