Booker T Washington

Presents episodes which illustrate Booker T. Washington's constant struggle to free his people from ignorance, poverty, and fear. Recalls his hardships in obtaining an education, his problem in building Tuskegee Institute, and his tragedies in private life. Includes part of his influential Atlanta speech., , Tells the story of Booker T Washington from childhood to the time when he became 'PROBABLY THE GREATEST NEGRO IN HISTORY.' Recalls his hardships in obtaining an education, his struggle to free his people from ignorance and poverty, his building Tuskegee Institute and his tragedies in private life., , Tells the story of Booker T Washington from childhood to the time when he became 'PROBABLY THE GREATEST NEGRO IN HISTORY.' Recalls his hardships in obtaining an education, his struggle to free his people from ignorance and poverty, his building Tuskegee Institute and his tragedies in private life.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.