Booker T. Washington and the struggle against white supremacy
Subtitle: the southern educational tours, 1908-1912
By: David H. Jackson, Jr.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Washington, Booker T., -- 1856-1915 -- Travel -- Southern States; Washington, Booker T., -- 1856-1915 -- Political and social views; Washington, Booker T., -- 1856-1915 -- Psychology; National Negro Business League (U.S.) -- History; African Americans -- Education -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century; African Americans -- Southern States -- Social conditions -- 20th century; African Americans -- Social conditions -- To 1964; Southern States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century; Southern States -- Description and travel; United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
Description: "From 1908 to 1912, Booker T. Washington, the preeminent African American leader of his day, won numerous followers and supporters by taking a series of "educational tours" through several states in the American South. Though often neglected by scholars, these tours played a critical role in the evolution of Washington's career. This regional study focuses on five of his major tours through Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, Texas, and Florida, deemphasizing Washington's Rivalry with W.E.B. Du Bois while focusing on the more general objective of undermining white supremacy."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.