Washington always had a longing for an education ever since he was a young boy. He went as far as comparing the opportunity to get into a schoolhouse with being allowed to study alongside boys and girls to that of living in paradise (4). Considering the fact that he was a slave for the first nine years of his life it was virtually impossible for him to earn a suitable development of knowledge by way of formal schooling. This all changed when the Emancipation Proclamation was set forth and schools in the South started to admit intelligent Negroes. Although he could not get an education right away, for the reason that he had to work in the salt mines with his step-father, he eventually climbed the steps on his journey to obtain one. This was all made possible by key figures in his life who he acknowledges in his autobiography, "Up From Slavery", who motivated and drove Washington to reach heights that he could have never imagined reaching. Significant people such as his mother, Mrs. Ruffner, Ms. Mackie, and General Armstrong were all figures that fueled Washington's ascension into a position where very few of his race had been before. They not only provided him with the basic necessities of living but also taught him core values that he would use in his life to become one of the most influential African-American spokesman of all time.
Perhaps the most beloved figure who played a vital role in helping Washington ascend to greatness was his mother, Jane, who had taught him the value of being genuine. Unfortunately for Washington and his mother, as a slave living on a plantation, her job as the cook came before her family duties. There were times where she would come home late from work and wake up her kids just to feed them because she had not been there the whole day to do so. That was just one of the few instances that displayed how nurturing his mother was. Aside from sacrificing precious sleep just to feed her kids, Washington described a time when he was in a schoolhouse for the very first time and noticed that all the other children, besides himself, were wearing caps on their heads.
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To serve the cause of human freedom, a person has to be brave, a leader, patient and unselfish. Throughout history many people have fought for what they believed in to gain freedom for their people. One man who did this is Booker T. Washington. Washington was an African American advocate who wan...
Booker's Uprising of the Former Slaves The book, Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington is about Booker T.'... Booker T. helped change the American society by helping bring up his race and start to gain equality between white and black people. ... Booker T. once again showed his ability to work hard by raising money from donations to start out the school. ... Booker T. traveled the country looking for donations for the Tuskegee Institution from both white and black people. ...
The Distinctly Different Viewpoints of Booker T. ... Legally, blacks were "equal citizens,"" but socially they were far from it. ... Two of these forward-looking men were Booker T. ... Despite this, Booker T. ... Rather, it would take much time and hard work to gain the respect of whites and complete equality, both socially and economically, for all.23 As the foremost champion of black education and equality, Booker T. ...
Washington, DuBois, and Racial Discourse As the dialogues on race wear on - and as America, as a country, continues to suffer from racial fractures that run deep indeed - the historical figures (meaning just that - the figurative modern representations) of Booker T. ... We must ask, given that both men value empirical knowledge, exactly what is it in these two narratives of history and race - Up From Slavery and The Souls of Black Folk - that shows two differing perspectives. ... So to view Dubois" narrative we must first turn the page back, as it were, to Booker T. ... What, then, is th...
Booker T. Washington Booker T. Washington was the most influential black leader and educator of his time. He influenced people in many parts of the world. He also became the leader of his people. Booker was born into slavery in 1854 on a Virginia plantation. He was born in a one ro...
W. E. B. DuBois once stated, "The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line." This statement summarizes a significant issue that most African Americans recognized and sought to change during this era. Although these leaders recognized that there was a problem, they strongly...
