Booker T Washington

198 books • 16 series

Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was born a slave on a Virginia farm. Later freed, he headed and developed the Tuskegee Institute and became a leader in education. Widely considered a spokesman for his people, he emphasized social concern in three books as well as his autobiography.

Ishmael Reed is one of America's most renowned African-American writers. He is the author of plays, poetry and novels, including Japanese by Spring. He lives in Oakland, California.
Jul 29, 1905
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The Religious Life of the Negro

Sep 1, 1903
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The Negro Problem

Apr 4, 1903
Cover of African-American Classic Three Book Set - The Souls of Black Folk, Up From Slavery, and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

African-American Classic Three Book Set - The Souls of Black Folk, Up From Slavery, and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Apr 4, 1903
Cover of African-American Six Book Treasury - The Souls of Black Folk, Up From Slavery, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,

African-American Six Book Treasury - The Souls of Black Folk, Up From Slavery, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,

Apr 4, 1901
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Up from Slavery (Slave Narratives - Booker T. Washington) (New York Public Library collector's edition) (Transaction Large Print S.) (Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition) (Slave Narratives) (Bedford Series in History & Culture (Paperback)) (Dover Thrift Editions) (Wordsworth American classics) (Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction Books) (Up from Slavery - An Autobiography)

Apr 1, 1900
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Charakterbildung