Includes bibliographical references (page 141) and index.
Contents
On achievement / Coretta Scott King -- Atlanta, 1895 -- A child of slavery -- The desire to learn -- Hampton Institute and the dignity of labor -- Tuskegee -- Brick by brick -- A private man -- "A safe leader" -- Dinner at the White House -- Washington and his critics -- "The modern Moses" -- "Leading the way backward" -- A new frankness -- Chronology.
Summary
Booker T. Washington lifted himself up from slavery to become the most important black leaders in America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.