I choose Booker Taliaferro Washington as my topic this year for the 2017 National History Fair‚ Compromise and Conflict in history theme because It is an interesting‚ important topic that is skipped in our history books today. Also‚ I wanted to see and study about Booker T.’s life and works. The first thing I did was to go to the library with my partner‚ Andrea. We started off by researching about him online through Wikipedia‚ Britannica‚ Ebsco Host‚ and Google. While in these websites‚ we found
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Booker T. Washington was born a slave on April 5‚1856. Booker Taliaferro Washington’s life had very little promise early on in his life‚ and Franklin County‚ Virginia as in most states practice Civil War‚ the child of a slave becomes a slave. Booker at an early age started working at a plantation mill toting hundred pound sacks of grain‚he was also beaten on occasion for not performing as he was supposed to. Booker T. Washington also grew up during the Civil War.Although President Lincoln freed
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period of time‚ two people in particular offered strategies for dealing with the troubles African Americans were going through. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois offered very diverse plans of action. While Washington wanted African Americans to go to school and get educated in agriculture‚ Dubois wanted them to protest for their civil rights. Though Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois often had opposing strategies for achieving African American equality‚ each had developed strategies that were
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1. Ajeurai Jeme 2. Book Report 1 3. February 17‚ 2013 4. Not applicable 5. UP FROM SLAVERY: An Autobiography 6. Booker T. Washington 7. 1901 8. Non-Fiction 9. 115 pages 10. Yes 11. 8 hours 12. Why was Booker T. Washington was so determined to receive an education. 13. Booker T. Washington was born on a plantation in Franklin county‚ Virginia that was owned by James Burrough in the spring of 1850. He lived with his mother and 2 siblings in a small one room cabin also known as the plantation
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Summary of Booker T. Washington: Black Leadership in the Age of Jim Crow Continuing from page 66‚ ‘The Tuskegee Idea’ goes into details about Booker T. Washington’s philosophy and the thriving start of Tuskegee institute. It also mentioned ideologies of black people during that time‚ such as ‘voting from principle’ and the ‘Ecoduster Movement’. The passage started by referred to Washington’s humble approach to gaining much need support from both white and black communities. According to the
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Both Booker T. Washington and W.E.B DuBois differed on their views on how to assist african americans in their subhuman living conditions faced everyday. Both were aware about the importance of technological advancement for blacks as they thought it was one of the only ways for african americans to make it up higher in society. Washington had the belief that in order to essentially “solve” the race problem in america‚ african americans needed to “prove” themselves worthy of being reliable and good
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of great racial tension in the South‚ set the stage for Booker T. Washington’s famous address. During this time of crisis in the United States‚ blacks were the victims of unspeakable crimes such as torture‚ castration‚ hanging and lynching at the hands of white Americans (Retrieving the American Past 7). A new strategy needed to be developed to assist the blacks in America. The organizers of the Atlanta Exposition invited Booker T. Washington to speak at their event because he was a politically powerful
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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
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Chapter One Although not officially recorded‚ Booker T Washington was born in Franklin County‚ Virginia either in 1858 or 1859. He is unsure of the exact date‚ but does know that he was born near a crossroads post-office called Hale’s Ford. Born a slave‚ Booker describes his surroundings as miserable‚ desolate and discouraging‚ even though his owner was not too cruel. He had no record of his ancestry or name because he did not know his father. His mother worked as the plantation cook and he helped
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towards how the Black community will advance and on which approach is best to uplift their people. After reviewing these documents‚ I notice the two opposing views between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois and the advantages/ disadvantages towards resistance and subserviences. In the Atlantic Compromise‚ Booker T. Washington essentially agreed that Southern blacks would not upset the social order of the South and would accept their position as lower class citizen as long as their basic education
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