Who was Booker T. Washington?
African American educator, author, speaker, and advisor to presidents of the United States, Booker Taliaferro Washington was the leading voice of former slaves and their descendants during the late 1800s. As part of the last generation of leaders born into slavery, Booker believed that blacks could...
| Main Author: | Buckley, James, Jr., 1963- (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Murray, Jake (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House,
[2018]
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Who was-- ?
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| Summary: |
African American educator, author, speaker, and advisor to presidents of the United States, Booker Taliaferro Washington was the leading voice of former slaves and their descendants during the late 1800s. As part of the last generation of leaders born into slavery, Booker believed that blacks could better progress in society through education and entrepreneurship, rather than trying to directly challenge the Jim Crow segregation. |
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| Physical Description: |
108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Audience: |
Age: 8-12. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (page 108). |
| ISBN: |
9780448488516 0448488515 9781524786120 1524786128 9781536433029 1536433020 |
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