Booker T. Washington

by Alan Schroeder

Book by Schroeder, Alan

Genres: Middle Grade, History

144 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1988

Reviews

[Christy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Towering over the late 19th and early 20th centuries like a latter-day Moses, Booker T. Washington lifted himself up from slavery to become the most important black leader in America. Born on a Virginia farm in 1856, Washington remained a slave until the Civil War ended, then went to work in the salt furnaces and coal mines of West Virginia. He was determined to make something of himself, however, and at age 16 walked 200 miles to enroll at Virginia's Hampton Institute, an industrial school for blacks. Paying his way by working as the janitor, he graduated in 1875 and became a teacher, first in his hometown and then at Hampton.

[eleanor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everyone should read this. This amazing book definitely deserves five stars! Booker T Washington deserves the upmost recognition for his work and perseverance for black power. I hope more people can be like him and focus on the lower classes and not just the upper. What an awful time to live in, and he consistently gave his best self for his people!

[Roger Bowersox · Rating 4 out of 5]

A review of Booker T Washington and his building the Tuskegee institute.

[Timilyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

A goal accomplished. Next I'll read his autobiography.