The Future of the American Negro, by Booker T. Washington
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From 1890-1915, the most influential black man in America was Booker T. Washington, who less than 35 years earlier had been born into slavery. The young boy worked laboriously until emancipation before going on to seek an education. By the time he was 40, he was consolidating a network of supporters that came to be known as the “Tuskegee Machine,” helping coordinate action with the support of black businesses, religious communities, and others. With his position of power, Washington spoke out against Jim Crow laws and Southern disfranchisement of blacks.By the early 20th century, Washington’s tactics were questioned by other black leaders, notably W. E. B. Du Bois, who wanted to protest more vehemently in an effort to secure civil rights. Washington believed confrontation would only hurt the cause, and that cooperation and softer tones would wear down racism over time. To that end, both men wrote voluminously in support of their stances and thoughts. Washington wrote 14 books, including his renowned autobiography, Up From Slavery, which was published in 1901. Washington continues to be recognized for helping to improve the relationships between blacks and whites, as well as helping blacks get further access to education and civil rights.
The Future of the American Negro, by Booker T. Washington- Published on: 2015-11-26
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .17" w x 6.00" l, .24 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 72 pages
About the Author Booker T. Washington was an African-American teacher, author, presidential advisor, and civil-rights leader. Born in Virginia in 1856, Washington was of the last generation born into slavery. After emancipation, Washington attended college in Virginia, and gained fame as a result of his 1895 speech about the importance of educating African Americans and his belief that African Americans were capable of great feats through education. Washington s contribution to educational equality was made greater by his influence in the social circles of millionaires and self-starters, and he was the first African American invited to the White House by President Theodore Roosevelt.
Booker T. Washington published five books with the aid of ghost writers, among them his first autobiography The Story of My Life and Work and his bestselling second biography Up from Slavery, which earned him his invite to the White House. Washington was also responsible for founding the National Negro Business League, which has, since 1966, been incorporated into Washington D.C. as the National Business League.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful. Brings you back to an articulate and heated debate of a century ago By Graham H. Seibert Two great black intellectuals went head-to-head. Booker T. Washington, an ex-slave, had founded the Tuskagee Institute. His premise was that black Americans, who had been freed only a generation before, needed education and livelihoods more than they needed anything else. He had a very common sense approach. Nine out of the 10 million American blacks lived in the South, and 80 percent of them were on the land. Not only that, but the land had been poorly managed since the Civil War. W.E.B. Du Bois, born free in New England, had a less sanguine view of the situation.Washington proposed to teach the blacks how to become good stewards of the land. He advocated above all that they become the owners of their own land. They needed to end the sharecropping and mortgaging which kept them indebted to the white man. They needed to learn trades. He pointed out the irony of the fact that white masters had done a good job of educating slaves in the manual arts, but as the slave generation was dying, young black men were not being trained to take their place. They were losing ground.This is a practical book by a practical man. He had an unclouded view of the situation of his people. He speaks directly to the lack of education, the crime, the ignorance and the credulity. He also speaks to the good qualities of his people. He stresses their loyalty as employees, and even their loyalty to their white masters as they were away fighting for the Confederacy. It is a very illuminating view of a tumultuous period in American history, between reconstruction and the turn-of-the-century.Washington's Tuskagee Institute turned out large numbers of teachers, whom he sent into the rural hinterlands of the American South to start schools for colored children. He is sympathetic to the budgetary problems of black and white alike. One would almost say too sympathetic; he accepts rather easily the fact that the white governments allocated the lions share of funding to white schools. Rather than agitate for more money, he enjoins the teachers he has sent forth to get the communities to raise money for their own schools and to extend schooling from the customary three months out of the year to seven or eight.One of the strong impressions one gets from this reading is the amount of interest and investment that Northern abolitionists and sympathizers made in the reconstruction of the South. Washington got a lot of financial support, and was aided by a surprising number of northern schoolteachers. Specifically, the war had widowed a number of educated white women, many of whom found a calling in heading South for the great project of educating former slaves.Washington had great hopes for the two races working successfully together. He was inclined not to notice racial discrimination unless it was thrust on him. In this he differs from the other towering black intellectual of his age, W E B Du Bois. Du Bois could see the humanity in the white man, but he could also chronicle how unfair the system was, and how difficult it was to untangle the structural racism that pervaded society. Still, for all their differences, it is heartening to see the respect that these two men had for each other. You do not see it in this work by Washington, but you do in Du Bois, who wrote somewhat later.Enjoy this book as a celebration of clear and articulate writing, a very good mirror of the exciting times in which the author lived, and a commentary on what has been the most important issue in American public life since Tocqueville first said as much in the 1830s, and up until the present.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Great Book By Ray D'Aguanno Great information put forth by one of America's true heroes Mr. Booker T Washington. He was quite ahead of his time by encouraging blacks to learn skills and to become educated. Mr. Washington believed that through learning skills and becoming successful that it would encourage and raise up not just the black race but any race. Mr. Washington put forth his ideas into action at Tuskegee University where it thousands of men and women were transformed to productive citizens with great education. He believed also that by following the path of a good Christian would also raise up all people.Unfortunately, nearly every university has moved away from biblical teachings and encouraging strong Judeo-Christian values. We need more men like Booker T Washington especially today!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. A VERY WELL DONE ESSAY By D. Blankenship This well done essay from Washington is a bit of a summation of Mr. Washington's many speeches and an accumulation of various articles he wrote through his life time. This work, like most, must be viewed from a historical perspective, i.e. Washington was a product of his times. Agree or disagree with his observatons and recommendations, this is still a great work and wonderful research too. If you can find a copy, buy it and hang on to it...the older the better. If nothing else, it is a good investment. Recommend this one highly.
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