Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 3

Download or read book Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 3 written by Booker T Washington and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1974-04 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.