I chose to write a review on the book Up From Slavery‚ by Booker T. Washington because after reading The Souls of Black Folk‚ by W.E.B. Du Bois‚ I wanted the opportunity too look into the life of an African American man in the same time period with different views on education‚ work‚ politics‚ and civil rights. Booker T. Washington was born on April 5‚ 1856. Washington was born into slavery in Virginia. Booker’s mother‚ Jane‚ worked as a cook for plantation owner James Burroughs. His father was
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1. Biography Alexander Hamilton‚ the author of this letter to George Washington‚ bolstered an impressive resume as a politician‚ war general‚ economist‚ congressman‚ lawyer‚ and scholar. A few of his main accolades are: an integral author of the Federalist Papers‚ a devoted member of the Continental Congress‚ a contributor to the Constitution‚ and the first secretary of the Treasury. He also was the main creator of the first National Bank of the United States. Alexander Hamilton was born in the
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In His Excellency George Washington‚ Joseph J Ellis examines the life (most particularly that of the military and political accomplishments) and personal character of Commander in Chief and Founding Father George Washington. Ellis is a renowned historian focusing on the lives of the Founding Fathers and the early history of the United States of America. Ellis’ other works include biographies on other presidents of the time period (John Adams and Thomas Jefferson) as well as other accounts of the
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Good day General Washington. My name is James Powelli‚ and I run the local newspaper‚ “Events of America.” My readers asked me to interview you‚ so that they could gain some insight on your life. They would also like to know something about you and what challenges and events you faced before‚ during and after becoming president. So let us get started. JP: Where and when were you born? GW: I was born on February 22‚ 1732‚ in Westmoreland County‚ Virginia. JP: At what time did you enter the
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His Excellency: George Washington Joseph Ellis sets out to make George Washington‚ the person we think of as an icon‚ into a real person. He wants to show us what makes him tick. He wants to turn the marble into the man. So many students today see George Washington as a memorial‚ a monument‚ a face on a dollar bill‚ and the man who could not lie when he cut down the cherry tree. He wants to show us the man George Washington was in his day. Ellis’s method was to divide George Washington’s
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Washington‚ Adams‚and Jefferson Presidencies Washington Inauguration elected by electoral college unanimously April 30‚ 1789 1st real test of constitution defined lots of roles and traditions of executive Washington’s Crew Sec. Of State- Jefferson Sec. Of Treasury- Hamilton Sec. Of War- Henry Knox Attorney General- Edmund Randolph Pres. met with these men regularly for advice on major policies Creating Court
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Analysis of Up From Slavery by: Booker T. Washington In the book Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington‚ Booker writes his story after the war. This book is an autobiography sharing all the life challenges for the African American race during slavery and after. Washington is a very brilliant African American that did an impeccable job of delivering an eye opening book about these tough times. Booker T. Washington had the idea that to be successful you would need to be educated‚ and he believed
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Congress Drafts George Washington George Washington had never risen above the rank of a colonel in the militia Lost more battles than he had won Had outstanding leadership‚ he radiated patience‚ courage‚ self-discipline‚ and a sense of justice Congress wanted a commander from Virginia ‚ the largest and most populous colony Could be counted on by his peers to check "the excesses of the masses". Bunker Hill and Hessian Hirelings Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold surprised and captured
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Assignment War Hero or War Criminal? George Washington is often considered the “Father of our Country” to most historians and schoolteachers. However‚ there is one event in history that remains untaught in most public schools‚ in order to preserve his reputation‚ that can make even the most patriotic Americans see their first president in an entirely different light. How do you perceive this man‚ as an initiator of Independence‚ or a town-destroyer? Native American raids on the frontier alerted state officials
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the ninetieth century to the twentieth century gives birth to two of these leaders‚ Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. These two men are both working to achieve a common goal‚ but the roads on which they’re each traveling to get there differ significantly. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois offer different strategies for dealing with the problems of poverty and discrimination facing Black Americans. Booker T. Washington’s gradualism stance gives him wide spread appeal among both blacks and
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