"Up From Slavery" is fantastic, especially the part where he relates how to older blacks in the community were so supportive about Booker seeking an education. It's the ultimate tale of where there is a will, there is a way.
Incidentally, the wiki article on Booker T. Washington is a hit piece about him. I wonder why. 🤔🤨
For those who don't understand what GopherEvertt was insinuating, Booker helped bring the white black southerners together. He did a lot to help overcome discrimination and he did it by pushing the values of education in not just books, but in useful hands on skills. Every one of his students was required to do manual labor as part of their education. He emphasized the importance of hard work and the intrinsic joy labor brings when you look back and appreciate a job that was done well that you did yourself. Booker explained why there was so much effort to stop blacks from voting -- basically, former slaves who couldn't read and knew nothing at all about governance were being elected and making problems worse instead of better for both the white and black communities. Booker proved that the aforementioned strategies of education and coming together as a community regardless of color were the best strategies to fix the politics problems. He also said in a very fair and balanced manner that, while the northerners did help the cause of the blacks a lot, interference from northerners also did some bad damage to the southerners ability to unify and move on -- such as pushing the aforementioned ex-slave candidates that had no ability to be political leaders. Booker also emphasized the importance of Christianity. Basically, everything that Booker valued and taught at Tuskegee is reviled by today's society that wants to keep people dependent on the state and not self-reliant. And the Tuskegee students were highly successful and helped to create flourishing black communities all over the country, so his strategy was proven successful.
"Up From Slavery" is fantastic, especially the part where he relates how to older blacks in the community were so supportive about Booker seeking an education. It's the ultimate tale of where there is a will, there is a way.
Incidentally, the wiki article on Booker T. Washington is a hit piece about him. I wonder why. 🤔🤨
For those who don't understand what GopherEvertt was insinuating, Booker helped bring the white black southerners together. He did a lot to help overcome discrimination and he did it by pushing the values of education in not just books, but in useful hands on skills. Every one of his students was required to do manual labor as part of their education. He emphasized the importance of hard work and the intrinsic joy labor brings when you look back and appreciate a job that was done well that you did yourself. Booker explained why there was so much effort to stop blacks from voting -- basically, former slaves who couldn't read and knew nothing at all about governance were being elected and making problems worse instead of better for both the white and black communities. Booker proved that the aforementioned strategies of education and coming together as a community regardless of color were the best strategies to fix the politics problems. He also said in a very fair and balanced manner that, while the northerners did help the cause of the blacks a lot, interference from northerners also did some bad damage to the southerners ability to unify and move on -- such as pushing the aforementioned ex-slave candidates that had no ability to be political leaders. Booker also emphasized the importance of Christianity. Basically, everything that Booker valued and taught at Tuskegee is reviled by today's society that wants to keep people dependent on the state and not self-reliant. And the Tuskegee students were highly successful and helped to create flourishing black communities all over the country, so his strategy was proven successful.
Thank you for your amazing summary Christine!