My Larger Education: Being Chapters from My Experience (Dover Thrift Editions)
[BOOKER TALIAFERRO] WASHINGTON was the most influential spokesperson for Black Americans between 1895 and 1915. He advised US presidents on racial issues and the appointment of Blacks to government positions. He received honorary degrees from Harvard University in 1896 and Dartmouth College in 1901. Washington authored a dozen books, including THE STORY OF MY LIFE AND WORK (1900), UP FROM SLAVERY (1901), WORKING WITH THE HANDS (1904), TUSKEGEE AND ITS PEOPLE: THEIR IDEALS AND ACHIEVEMENTS (1905), FREDERICK DOUGLASS (1907), and MY LARGER EDUCATION (1910).Washington died on November 14, 1915, at Tuskegee, Alabama.--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.