Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washington, the educator and racial spokesman who remains one of the most controversial figures in African-American history, was born into slavery on a tobacco farm in Franklin County, Virginia, on April 5, 1856. His mother was ... [... more]
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The Education of Booker T. Washington: American ...
 Author: Michael Rudolph West Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 370.92 EAN: 9780231130486 ISBN: 0231130481 Number Of Pages: 296 Publication Date: 2006-01 [... more]
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Rebecca Carroll
African Americans Reflect on Booker T. Washington and UP FROM SLAVERY 100 Years Later On the ninetieth anniversary of Booker T. Washington's death comes a passionate, provocative dialogue on his complicated legacy, including the complete text of ... [... more]
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Vision of Beauty: The Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker
Excellent book for one and all!: Summary: This is a real life story of a young freed slave girl named Sarah Breedlove who feels inferior to white women because she is not as beautiful. She soon discovers a way to use herbs and oils to create hair [... more]
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Three African-American Classics: Up from Slavery, The ...
Author: W. E. B. Du Bois Author: Frederick Douglass Author: Booker T. Washington Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 973.0496073 EAN: 9780486457574 ISBN: 0486457575 Number Of Pages: 448 Publication Date: 2007-02-02 [... more]
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The Reckless Decade: America in the 1890s
Very readable history: "The Reckless Decade" is a very readable synthesis of biography, social history, intellectual history, and just good old-fashioned storytelling art. Brands's writing style is electric, his wit sharp, and his discretion as [... more]
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A History of US: Book 7: Reconstruction and Reform ...
Recommended for ages 8-12...AND EVERYONE ELSE TOO: This book is really supposed to be for little kids in elementary school, but I am reading it to understand my U.S. history class in high school, because it conveys our history with such clarity, and [... more]
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Up from Slavery: An Autobiography
From Amazon.com: Nineteenth-century African American businessman, activist, and educator Booker Taliaferro Washington's Up from Slavery is one of the greatest American autobiographies ever written. Its mantras of black economic empowerment, land [... more]
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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters First 100 Years
From Amazon.com: "I never thought I'd see the day that the world would want to hear what two old Negro women have to say," says Bessie Delany. But Bessie and her sister, Sadie, born in 1893 and 1891, saw plenty, by eating a low-fat, high- [... more]
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No More!: Stories and Songs of Slave Resistance
From Amazon.com: Celebrating the deep strength and resilience of African American slaves over centuries of miserable oppression, Doreen Rappaport gathers stories, songs, and poetry in this stunning compilation. The quest for freedom and dignity drove [... more]
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Ebony Power Thoughts: Inspiration Thoughts from ...
The"other side" of ourselves: No one who teaches cultural diversity courses or does diversity training should be without Ebony Power Thoughts. It is a compact, convenient collection of African American philosophy that serves to balance a [... more]
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Signet Classics Up From Slavery
From Amazon.com: Nineteenth-century African American businessman, activist, and educator Booker Taliaferro Washington's Up from Slavery is one of the greatest American autobiographies ever written. Its mantras of black economic empowerment, land [... more]
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