A biography of the former slave who founded Tuskegee University and later became the most powerful African American leader at the turn of the century.

Cokie Roberts sheds new light on the generation of heroines, reformers, and visionaries who helped shape our nation with this blend of biographical portraits and behind-the-scenes vignettes chronicling women's public roles and private responsibilities. Drawing on personal correspondence, private journals, and other primary sources--many of them previously unpublished--Roberts brings to life the extraordinary accomplishments of women who laid the groundwork...

Tells the story of Booker T. Washington's childhood following the end of slavery, his struggle to get an education, and his journey at age sixteen to the Hampton Institute.

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"Booker T. Washington had an incredible passion for learning. Born a slave, he taught himself to read. When the Civil War ended, Booker finally fulfilled his dream of attending school. After graduation, he was invited to teach in Tuskegee, Alabama. Finding many eager students, but no school, Booker set out to build his own school--brick by brick"--

Recounts the life of the black educator, from her childhood in thecotton fields of South Carolina to her success as teacher, crusader, and presidential adviser.

Covers the life of Booker T. Washington from his early childhood as a Virginia slave through his rise to founder of the Tuskegee Institute.

A biography of one-time slave, known for his commitment to education and his role in establishing Tuskegee Institute.