num_pages: 597
description: In his lifetime Washington was the most influential African American in the United States. In this volume the editors hope to convey the shaping forces of his early life. They have gathered and annotated more than 400 documents, including letters, speeches, articles, and other writings from shortly after Washington's birth in 1856 to the death of his second wife in 1889. Much of the material relates to the founding of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. Washington's life became so interwoven with his school that to illustrate his career is also to tell the story of the institution.
language: English
title: The Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 2: 1860-89
titlecomplete: The Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 2: 1860-89
ratings_count: 2
series: The Booker T. Washington Papers
publisher: University of Illinois Press