Story of My Life and Work

by Booker T. Washington

33 chapters10h 5mEnglish1901

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The legacy of Booker T. Washington has inspired leaders for racial equality for over a century. He rose from a slave family to be adviser to presidents. As an educator founded the Tuskegee Institute and championed higher education to those who were denied such based on race. Booker T. Washington gives us this autobiography of his life and work. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Chapters (32)

1Birth and Early Childhood

740

2Boyhood in West Virginia

934

3Life at Hampton Institute

693

4How the First Six Years after Graduation from Hampton Were Spent

835

5The Beginning of the Work at Tuskegee

483

6The First Year at Tuskegee

629

7The Struggles and Success of Workers at Tuskegee 1882 - 1884 Part I

978

8The Struggles and Success of Workers at Tuskegee 1882 - 1884 Part II

946

9The History of Tuskegee from 1884 - 1894 - Part I

1278

10The History of Tuskegee from 1884 - 1894 - Part II

1334

11Invited to Deliver Lecture at Fisk University

1041

12The Speech at the Opening of the Cotton States' Exposition Part I

998

13The Speech at the Opening of the Cotton States' Exposition Part II

1000

14The Speech at the Opening of the Cotton States' Exposition Part III

1264

15An Appeal for Justice

1491

16Honored by Harvard University

1570

17Urged for a Cabinet Position

794

18The Shaw Monument Speech, the Visit of Secretary James Wilson, and the Letter to the Louisiana Convention Part I

1187

19The Shaw Monument Speech, the Visit of Secretary James Wilson, and the Letter to the Louisiana Convention Part II

980

20Cuban Education and the Chicago Peace Jubilee Address

1643

21The Visit of President William McKinley to Tuskegee

1578

22The Tuskegee Negro Conference

1511

23A Vacation in Europe Part I

937

24A Vacation in Europe Part II

1112

25The West Virginia and Other Receptions after European Trip

1695

26National Negro Business League Part I

1357

27National Negro Business League Part II

1486

28The Movement for a Permanent Endowment

1461

29A Descripton of the Work of the Tuskegee Institute Part I

890

30A Descripton of the Work of the Tuskegee Institute Part II

942

31Looking Backward Part I

1101

32Looking Backward Part II

1170

Story of My Life and Work

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