The University of Illinois Press offers online access to "The Booker T. Washington Papers," a 14-volume set published by the press. Users can search the papers, view images, and purchase the print version of the volumes. Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856-1915) was an African-American educator who was born a slave in Franklin County, Virginia.
This book according to Benjamin Quarles, is 'of the greatest significance for the study of race relations in America.
This book according to Benjamin Quarles, is 'of the greatest significance for the study of race relations in America.
This book according to Benjamin Quarles, is 'of the greatest significance for the study of race relations in America.
In his lifetime Washington was the most influential African American in the United States. In this volume the editors hope to convey the shaping forces of his early life.
The memoirs and accounts of the Black educator are presented with letters, speeches, personal documents, and other writings reflecting his life and career.
The most powerful black American of his time, this book captures him at his zenith and reveals his complex personality.
This book according to Benjamin Quarles, is 'of the greatest significance for the study of race relations in America.
The memoirs and accounts of the Black educator are presented with letters, speeches, personal documents, and other writings reflecting his life and career This book according to Benjamin Quarles, is 'of the greatest significance for the ...
This book according to Benjamin Quarles, is 'of the greatest significance for the study of race relations in America.
At a special screening of the film at the White House, Wilson supposedly remarked that it was "like writing history with lightning." Whether he said this or not, the producer used quotations from Wilson's book A History of the American ...