Booker T. Washington

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Booker T. Washington is written by Avery Elizabeth Hurt and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1502645599 (ISBN 10) and 9781502645593 (ISBN 13).

This examination of the life and works of Booker T. Washington stresses his devotion to education as a means of advancement for African Americans. In addition to understanding the life and times of Booker T. Washington, readers will learn about some of the disagreements among African American leaders during the post-Reconstruction years, struggles faced during Washington's life, and successes achieved. Drawing on Washington's own writings as well as those of his contemporaries, this volume gives readers insight into the debates that have informed the civil rights movement since the nineteenth century.