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The Future of the American Negro, a book written in 1899 by American educator Booker T. Washington, set forth his ideas regarding the history of enslaved and freed African-American people and their need for education to advance themselves.In the beginning of the book, the author... Read Full Overview

Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 - November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, orator and political leader. He was the dominant figure in the African American community in the United States from 1890 to 1915. He was representative of the last generation of... Read Full Overview

The Future of the American Negro, a book written in 1899 by American educator Booker T. Washington, set forth his ideas regarding the history of enslaved and freed African-American people and their need for education to advance themselves.

""The Future of the American Negro"" is a thought-provoking and insightful book written by Booker T. Washington, a prominent African American leader and educator in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In this book, Washington offers his perspective on the challenges facing... Read Full Overview

""The Future of the American Negro"" is a non-fiction book written by Booker T. Washington, a prominent African American educator, author, and leader in the late 19th and early 20th century. Published in 1899, the book is a collection of speeches and essays that address the challenges... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview