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Booker T. Washington: Fighter For The Black Man
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Booker T. Washington was a man beyond words. His perseverance and will to work
were well known throughout the United States. He rose from slavery, delivering
speech after speech expressing his views on how to uplift America's view of the
Negro. He felt that knowledge was power, not just knowle ....
Middle of essay ....early age instilled in him the values he
would teach for the rest of his life. When the Civil War ended in April of
1863, Washington and his mom were set free. Unlike most of the other slaves,
Washington had somewhere to go. His step-father had escaped earlier, and had
gotten a job in Malden, West Virginia, at a salt furnace. When the war ended,
he sent for Washington and his mom. Life was tough in Malden. "Drinking,
gambling, quarrels, fights, and shockingly immoral practices were frequent.... |
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