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Booker T. Washington

Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, and orator. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the primary leader in the African-American community and of the contemporary Black elite.

African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor (1856-1915)

Born	5 Apr 1856
Died	14 Nov 1915

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Up from Slavery: An Autobiography

by Booker T. Washington
First published in 1900 — 430 editions
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My larger education: being chapters from my experience.

by Booker T. Washington and Joe Henry Mitchell
First published in 1900 — 32 editions
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Frederick Douglass

by Booker T. Washington and Charles Waddell Chesnutt
First published in 1906 — 24 editions
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Tuskegee & its people: their ideals and achievements.

by Booker T. Washington
First published in 1905 — 22 editions
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Working with the hands: being a sequel to "Up from slavery" covering the author's experiences in industrial training at Tuskegee

by Booker T. Washington
First published in 1904 — 20 editions
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The future of the American Negro

by Booker T. Washington First published in 1900 — 19 editions
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The man farthest down: a record of observation and study in Europe

by Booker T. Washington, Robert Ezra Park, Clarke, James W., Joe Henry Mitchell, and J. F. Nisbet
First published in 1912 — 17 editions
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A New Negro for a new century: an accurate and up-to-date record of the upward struggles of the negro race ; the Spanish-american War, causes of it ; vivid descriptions of fierce battles ; superb heroism and daring deeds of the Negro soldier ... education, industrial schools, colleges, universities, and their relationship to the race problem ; reconstruction and industrial advancement

by Booker T. Washington, John E. MacBrady, Fannie Barrier Williams, and Norman B. Wood
First published in 1900 — 15 editions
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The story of the Negro: the rise of the race from slavery.

by Booker T. Washington
First published in 1909 — 13 editions
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The future of the American Negro

by Booker T. Washington
First published in 1899 — 12 editions
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The Negro in business

by Booker T. Washington First published in 1907 — 10 editions
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Three African-American Classics: Up from Slavery, The Souls of Black Folk and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

by W. E. B. Du Bois, Frederick Douglass, and Booker T. Washington First published in 2007 — 10 editions

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Negro in the South

by Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois First published in 2013 — 9 editions

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Story of Slavery

by Booker T. Washington First published in 2014 — 9 editions

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Future of the American Negro: Booker T Washington Masterpiece Collection

by Booker T. Washington First published in 2010 — 9 editions

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An autobiography: The story of my life and work, the original brought up-to-date with over half a hundred full page photo and halftone engravings and drawings by Frank Beard

by Booker T. Washington
First published in 1901 — 8 editions
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Character building: being addresses delivered on Sunday evenings to the students of Tuskegee institute

by Booker T. Washington
First published in 1902 — 8 editions
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The Booker T. Washington papers.

by Booker T. Washington, Geraldine E McTigue, Nan R Woodruff, Louis R. Harlan, Geraldine R McTigue, Susan R Valenza, and Raymond W Smock
First published in 1972 — 8 editions
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The Negro in the South: his economic progress in relation to his moral and religious development. Being the William Levi Bull lectures for the year 1907

by Booker T. Washington
First published in 1907 — 7 editions
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Story of My Life and Work

by Booker T. Washington First published in 2009 — 7 editions

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African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor (1856-1915)

Born	5 Apr 1856
Died	14 Nov 1915

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OLID: OL8686A
Amazon ID: B000AQ48LG
BookBrainz: dabc0da1-211f-473e-a60b-f71a31a55586
ISNI: 0000000114628411
Library of Congress Names: n79063604
LibriVox: 3597
MusicBrainz: 39bc81a3-5d5b-4a43-bb76-3d0067bfb096
Project Gutenberg: 880
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): SBLV308432
Storygraph: 594c2507-454a-4a07-9e38-6388d633d573
VIAF: 100210618
Wikidata: Q319871
Inventaire.io: wd:Q319871

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