Description

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Washington's gradual rise to prominence as an educator, race leader, and shrewd political broker is revealed in this volume, which covers his career from May 1889 to September 1895, when he delivered the famous speech often called the Atlanta Compromise address. Much of the volume relates to Washington's role as principal of Tuskegee Institute, where he built a powerful base of operations for his growing influence with white philanthropists in the North, southern white leaders, and the black community.  

About the Author

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Louis R. Harlan is professor of history at the University of Maryland. He is the author of Separate and Unequal: Public School Campaigns and Racism in the Southern Seaboard States, 1901-1915 (1958), and Booker T. Washington: The Making of a Black Leader, 1856-1901 (1972). Stuart B. Kaufman is assistant professor of history at the University of Maryland. He recently published Samuel Gompers and the Origins of the American Federation of Labor, 1848-1896.Raymond W. Smock is instructor in history at the University of Maryland, and former editor of the Maryland Historian.
 

Praise For…

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"Those who would gain a serious understanding of the nature of the black past will look forward to the subsequent volumes of the Washington papers."--John H. Bracey, Jr., New York Times Book Review

"The editors have made an auspicious start to what promises to be a distinguished documentary series. They have given us a fascinating view of Booker T. Washington and his world. . . . We can confidently expect to learn much more about the great Tuskegean's several worlds and social roles as the publication of this series proceeds."--Dewey Grantham, West Virginia History