Booker T. Washington

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    Booker T. Washington in 1903

    Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 - November 14, 1915) was an educator, orator, advisor to multiple Presidents of the United States of America, and author. He was born a slave, and after the American Civil War became (in the words of Wikipedia) "the dominant leader in the African-American community and of the contemporary black elite."

    Works written by Booker T. Washington include:
    • The Future of the American Negro – 1899
    • Up from Slavery – 1901
    • Character Building – 1902
    • Working with the Hands – 1904
    • Tuskegee & Its People (editor) – 1905
    • Frederick Douglass – 1906 Online
    • The Negro in the South (with W. E. B. Du Bois) – 1907
    • The Man Farthest Down: A Record of Observation and Study in Europe – 1912
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