Booker T. Washington

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Illinois

1889-95. Assistant Editors, Stuart B. Kaufman and Raymond W. Smock

Washington's gradual rise to prominence as an educator, race leader, and shrewd political broker is revealed in this volume, which covers his career from May 1889 to September 1895, when he delivered the famous speech often called the Atlanta Compromise address. Much of the volume relates to Washington's role as principal of Tuskegee Institute, where he built a powerful base of operations for his growing influence with white philanthropists in the North, southern white leaders, and the black community.

Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 3

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Pete R. Daniel

Louis R. Harlan

1860-89. Assistant Editors, Pete Daniel, Stuart B. Kaufman, Raymond W. Smock, and William M. Welty

The University of Illinois Press offers online access to "The Booker T. Washington Papers," a 14-volume set published by the press. Users can search the papers, view images, and purchase the print version of the volumes. Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856-1915) was an African-American educator who was born a slave in Franklin County, Virginia.

Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 2

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John W. Blassingame

The Autobiographical Writings

The memoirs and accounts of the Black educator are presented with letters, speeches, personal documents, and other writings reflecting his life and career.

Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 1

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Khalil Gibran Muhammad

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America, with a New Preface

Chronicling the emergence of deeply embedded notions of black people as a dangerous race of criminals by explicit contrast to working-class whites and European immigrants, this fascinating book reveals the influence such ideas have had on urban development and social policies.

The Condemnation of Blackness

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