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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsBooker T. Washington: Black Leadership in the Age of Jim Crowby Raymond Smock
Synopses & ReviewsBook News Annotation:Smock, co-editor of the 14-volume Booker T. Washington Papers and
former Historian of the U.S. House of Representatives, has crafted
this biography of Booker T. Washington to refute historians who
consider the man to be an enigma who compromised with white
Southerners. Written for history buffs and scholars of African
American studies, this book charts Washington's rise to prominence as
a black leader of unprecedented importance and details his
associations with politicians, civil rights activists and wealthy
philanthropists. Two dozen rare photographs and illustrations are
also included.
Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:From the time of his famous Atlanta address in 1895 until his death in 1915, Booker T. Washington was the preeminent African-American educator and race leader. But to historians and biographers of the last hundred years, Washington has often been described as an enigma, a man who rose to prominence because he offered a compromise with the white South: he was willing to trade civil rights for economic and educational advancement. Thus one historian called Washington's time the nadir of Negro life in America. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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