The Future of the American Negro by Booker T. Washington
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"The Future of the American Negro" by Booker T. Washington is a book written in 1899. Washington examines the history of enslaved and freed African Americans and argues for their advancement through education. He emphasizes "industrial education" as key to becoming valuable members of society, discusses ongoing inequality despite legal freedom, and outlines how institutions like Tuskegee University can provide necessary skills and knowledge. The work concludes with five principles Washington believes
essential for African Americans to achieve true equality and opportunity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Future of the American Negro |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Future_of_the_American_Negro |
| Credits |
Produced by Bryan Ness, Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 60.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | E151: History: America: United States |
| Subject | African Americans |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 26507 |
| Release Date | Sep 2, 2008 |
| Last Update | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 6783 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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