Booker T Washington Book Report

What do you know of Booker T. Washington? Well, I’d say he is probably one of the most forgiving men I’ve ever read about. The book takes us through one of the most dynamic periods in this country’s history, especially African American history. As I read the biography of Washington’s life, the only thing that came to mind is how unbelievable patient, hopeful and humble of a man he was. Born a slave, and told he could do nothing, accomplish nothing; now an example to all men, white and colored alike. Washington grew up in franklin county Virginia, born into slavery on a plantation in Malden, where he recalls his slave owners as fair and understanding, so much that the slaves on the plantation jumped at the chance to take care of their slave
Mr. Washington met great men, did great things, and built a great community. I think Up from Slavery is an example of hard work, strength, determination and perseverance. Lessons from his life recordings and novelistic writings are still being talked and learned about today. We should all have the drive and integrity of Booker T. Washington. All though this book was written in the first year of this century, I believe Washington’s views are still valid today. America can still learn from them, if anything it would certainly teach Americans about
Washington’s ideas about education relevant for today? I believe they are more relevant for today society than ever before. During his time, Washington had a vision and his vision was to help bring African Americans out of poverty. He felt the best way to do that was by educating them. Not only did he try and educate them the traditional way, he also felt that it was important to teach them skills and trades like carpentry, farming, bathing, how to dress and speak. He believed that this was essential to them having a chance of coming out of poverty and into a world where they would be respected and viewed as an