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
1 Introduction 5 min 2 Birth and Early Childhood 12 min 3 Boyhood in West Virginia 16 min 4 Life at Hampton Institute 12 min 5 How the First Six Years after Graduation from Hampton Were Spent 14 min 6 The Beginning of the Work at Tuskegee 8 min 7 The First Year at Tuskegee 10 min 8 The Struggles and Success of Workers at Tuskegee 1882 - 1884 Part I 16 min 9 The Struggles and Success of Workers at Tuskegee 1882 - 1884 Part II 16 min 10 The History of Tuskegee from 1884 - 1894 - Part I 21 min 11 The History of Tuskegee from 1884 - 1894 - Part II 22 min 12 Invited to Deliver Lecture at Fisk University 17 min 13 The Speech at the Opening of the Cotton States' Exposition Part I 17 min 14 The Speech at the Opening of the Cotton States' Exposition Part II 17 min 15 The Speech at the Opening of the Cotton States' Exposition Part III 21 min 16 An Appeal for Justice 25 min 17 Honored by Harvard University 26 min 18 Urged for a Cabinet Position 13 min 19 The Shaw Monument Speech, the Visit of Secretary James Wilson, and the Letter to the Louisiana Convention Part I 20 min 20 The Shaw Monument Speech, the Visit of Secretary James Wilson, and the Letter to the Louisiana Convention Part II 16 min 21 Cuban Education and the Chicago Peace Jubilee Address 27 min 22 The Visit of President William McKinley to Tuskegee 26 min 23 The Tuskegee Negro Conference 25 min 24 A Vacation in Europe Part I 16 min 25 A Vacation in Europe Part II 19 min 26 The West Virginia and Other Receptions after European Trip 28 min 27 National Negro Business League Part I 23 min 28 National Negro Business League Part II 25 min 29 The Movement for a Permanent Endowment 24 min 30 A Descripton of the Work of the Tuskegee Institute Part I 15 min 31 A Descripton of the Work of the Tuskegee Institute Part II 16 min 32 Looking Backward Part I 18 min 33 Looking Backward Part II 20 min
