The autobiography of Booker T Washington titled Up From Slavery is a rich narrative of his life from slavery to one of the most influential motivational speakers, educators, visionaries’, founder and President of prestigious Institute of his time. He was a man determined to see his race educated and have economic opportunities as well society advancement, he was diligent, to see these tasks were accomplished with honesty and hard- work. On July 1881 Mr. Washington established the second colored schools in the south. Tuskegee Institute of Alabama that still stands today 135 years later. On September 18,1895 in Atlanta Mr. Washington delivered to this day one of the most compelling speeches. “ The Atlanta Exposition Address” that sought to unify
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This was among his many ambitions along with assisting his older brother John and adopted brother James through school, which he did, John became the superintendent of Tuskegee and James became the postmaster at Tuskegee, he did not want it to stop with just family he wanted to do more for everyone of his race by education of books and in industry. A few examples of this is crating a way for students to earn money to support themselves so they could stay in school for the entire time needed to graduate though the industrial system of farming and brick making. Another is the success of his students like Samuel E Courtney who became a successful physician in Boston, who also became a member of the school board in Boston, by his students become positive role model in their communities he succeeded, the last example, Tuskegee University still stands a 135 years later that …show more content…
Definition: Colored folks asking for the white people to help them. They are thirsty dry and dying, with out the water they will perish. Water being jobs, that black folks have done all along. Cast it down to make friends of your neighbor who may be a different race, cast it down in agriculture, mechanics’ in commerce in domestic service and in the professions, Cast down your bucket to the people who have without striking and labor wars, tilled your fields, cleared your forests, built your railroads and cities and brought forth treasures from their sweat that helped make possible this magnificent representation the progress in the South. Washington considered the best way to improve the lives of his race, is through education and learning useful trades, and investing in black business. That is done through hard work and being the best at your vocation, weather it is a teacher, a farmer, or a doctor, that you exceed at it making yourself a valuable asset to your community and those who required your expertise. All they will see is your value and worth not the color of your skin. The best vengeance is not hate, prejudice or violence, it is rising above your
This was among his many ambitions along with assisting his older brother John and adopted brother James through school, which he did, John became the superintendent of Tuskegee and James became the postmaster at Tuskegee, he did not want it to stop with just family he wanted to do more for everyone of his race by education of books and in industry. A few examples of this is crating a way for students to earn money to support themselves so they could stay in school for the entire time needed to graduate though the industrial system of farming and brick making. Another is the success of his students like Samuel E Courtney who became a successful physician in Boston, who also became a member of the school board in Boston, by his students become positive role model in their communities he succeeded, the last example, Tuskegee University still stands a 135 years later that …show more content…
Definition: Colored folks asking for the white people to help them. They are thirsty dry and dying, with out the water they will perish. Water being jobs, that black folks have done all along. Cast it down to make friends of your neighbor who may be a different race, cast it down in agriculture, mechanics’ in commerce in domestic service and in the professions, Cast down your bucket to the people who have without striking and labor wars, tilled your fields, cleared your forests, built your railroads and cities and brought forth treasures from their sweat that helped make possible this magnificent representation the progress in the South. Washington considered the best way to improve the lives of his race, is through education and learning useful trades, and investing in black business. That is done through hard work and being the best at your vocation, weather it is a teacher, a farmer, or a doctor, that you exceed at it making yourself a valuable asset to your community and those who required your expertise. All they will see is your value and worth not the color of your skin. The best vengeance is not hate, prejudice or violence, it is rising above your