Bøger af Booker T. Washington

This biography, written by Booker T. Washington, one of most important post-Civil War African-American thinkers, is an account of the life and career of Frederick Douglass. The biographical account is set within a nation struggling to solve one of the most excruciating social problems that any modern people facedslavery

The Story Of The Negro: The Rise Of The Race From Slavery V1 is a book written by Booker T. Washington that provides a comprehensive account of the history of the African American race from the period of slavery to the early 20th century. The book covers the struggles and hardships faced by the African American community, including the injustices and discrimination they experienced during slavery, the Civil War, and the Reconstruction era. Washington's book also highlights the significant contributions made by African Americans to American society in various fields, including politics, education, and the arts. The book is divided into several chapters, each of which focuses on a different aspect of African American history, such as the role of religion, the importance of education, and the challenges faced by African American entrepreneurs.Throughout the book, Washington emphasizes the importance of self-reliance, hard work, and education as the key to success and progress for the African American community. The Story Of The Negro: The Rise Of The Race From Slavery V1 is a valuable resource for anyone interested in African American history and the struggle for racial equality in the United States.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Born into slavery on a Virginia plantation, Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) educated himself tirelessly in the years after the American Civil War. In 1881, he was appointed head of the Tuskegee Institute, a teacher-training college for African Americans. As a writer, orator and fundraiser, he became one of the leading figures of the black community. Washington argued that the best way of bettering the social position of African Americans was through vocational education, which would make them indispensable and productive members of society. In this 1901 autobiography, he uses his life as an example to illustrate these principles, covering particularly the work of the Tuskegee Institute and his fundraising on behalf of black education. The book also contains the full text of his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech, which created the model for Southern race relations until Washington's death and the emergence of more overtly assertive African-American civil rights leaders.

This biography, written by Booker T. Washington, one of most important post-Civil War African-American thinkers, is an account of the life and career of Frederick Douglass. The biographical account is set within a nation struggling to solve one of the most excruciating social problems that any modern people faced¿slavery

The dramatic autobiographical account of Booker T. Washington's unique American experience-a struggle against social and ideological bias that he began as a slave and never stopped. "Washington's story of himself, as half-seen by himself, is one of America's most revealing books."-Langston HughesHistorically acknowledged as one of America's most powerful and persuasive orators, Booker T. Washington consistently challenged the forces of racial prejudice at a time when such behavior from a black man was unheard of. While his stance on the separation of the races would become controversial, he worked tirelessly to convince blacks to work together as one people in order to improve their lives and the future of their race. Spanning from his fight for education through his founding of the world-renowned Tuskegee Institute, Washington's Up from Slavery remains one of the most significant and defining works in American literature.

Vividly recounting Washington's life--his childhood as a slave, struggle for education, founding and presidency of the Tuskegee Institute, and meetings with the country's leaders, this book reveals the conviction he held that the black man's salvation lay in education, industriousness and self-reliance.

Originally produced in two volumes, and published here for the first time in one paperback volume, the first part of The Story of the Negro covers Africa and the history of slavery in the United States while the second carries the history from the Civil War to the first part of the twentieth century.

Da den amerikanske borgerkrig sluttede, stod de sorte slaver tilbage som frie mennesker – og langt hen ad vejen uden evnen til at begå sig. De var ufaglærte, kunne hverken læse eller skrive, og var uvidende om selv de mest elementære aspekter af samfundslivet: penge, familieliv og husholdning. Med de to tekster i denne bog får vi på nærmeste hold et indtryk af de udfordringer, de frigivne slaver og deres børn stod overfor. Begge tekster er skrevet af den store sorte leder, pædagogen og samfundsdebattøren Booker T. Washington, der fra sin centrale position midt i de krigshærgede og, senere, racesegregerede sydstater havde frit udsyn til vanskelighederne. Det siger alt om ham, at han skildrer disse år med både varme og humor, forfærdelse og hovedrysten, men også altid med overskud og blikket konsekvent rettet mod de eneste løsninger, han kunne se, virkede: Uddannelse, arbejde og tid til at lade de positive tiltag overvinde og udslette de negative følger af den frihed, der var kommet så brat.Den første af teksterne er et omfattende uddrag af Washingtons selvbiografi ’Ud af slaveriet’, mens den anden er en samling artikler, han udgav under titlen ’De sorte amerikaneres fremtid’. Tilsammen ridser de et billede af hans samtid op, med dens baggrund og mulige fremtid, der med både livlige detaljer og brede strøg i jævne ord beretter, hvordan man løfter en ubærlig byrde og begynder at gå.