Review Of Booker T. Washington's 'Helping Others'

Chapter 4 is titled “Helping Others”. It begins at the end of Booker T. Washington’s first year at Hampton University. At this point, the school year was coming to a close, and students were getting ready for their summer vacation. However, Booker did not have any money to go back to his home, which caused him to find a summer job in a town close to Hampton. Even though Booker was on summer break and working, he still managed to find time to study and read. Nevertheless, during the last week of work, he found a great sum of money that he could use to pay for school. However, he felt the need to give it to the owner of the place. Booker was disappointed but not discouraged. Notwithstanding that he could not pay his debt for the previous school
She was asking Booker to return to school early so that he could help her clean up before the opening of the new school year. Glad to hear the news, Booker headed for Hampton. Cleaning up with the principal taught Booker a lesson. It taught him that no matter how important or special you are, you should still have a respect for labor. However, at the end of the year when he graduated, Booker was completely out of money. He managed to get a job and made a little money. After making some money, he returned to his home in Malden. There, he taught colored students not only educational things but also how to prepare themselves for life. Booker was exceedingly happy in the opportunity to be able to help other students. Eventually, he also achieved his goal of being able to give both his biological and foster brother a proper education. Despite the good things things that were happening, Booker was still disturbed by a group called the Ku Klux Klan. They were against colored people being interesting in political offices. Therefore, they burned colored schools, churches, and did horrible things to colored people. However, Booker did not let that period of his life discourage or deter him from his