Booker T. Washington and the Tuskegee Institute |
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Author:
| Bailey, Budd |
Series title: | Primary Sources of the Civil Rights Movement Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-5026-1872-6 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2016 |
Publisher: | Cavendish Square Publishing LLC
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $35.93 |
Book Description:
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Booker T. Washington was an educated black man who was very influential in the transition in the United States from the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery to the election of President Barack Obama. He believed education was key in helping lift African Americans out of poverty and built the Tuskegee Institute to provide that education.
Booker T. Washington was an educated black man who was very influential in the transition in the United States from the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery to the election of President Barack Obama. He believed education was key in helping lift African Americans out of poverty and built the Tuskegee Institute to provide that education.