ix, 330 pp. Frontispiece portrait with facsimile signature of Washington. 8vo. Maroon cloth, lettered in gilt, top edge gilt. First Edition. Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856–1915) was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African American community and of the contemporary black elite. Washington was from the last generation of black American leaders born into slavery and became the leading voice of the former slaves and their descendants. Washington was a key proponent of African-American businesses and one of the founders of the National Negro Business League. His base was the Tuskegee Institute, a historically black college he founded in Tuskegee, Alabama. Plate with previous owner's name superimposed over previous owner's name on front free endpaper.
ix, 330 pp. Frontispiece portrait with facsimile signature of Washington. 8vo. Maroon cloth, lettered in gilt, top edge gilt. First Edition. Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856–1915) was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African American community and of the contemporary black elite. Washington was from the last generation of black American leaders born into slavery and became the leading voice of the former slaves and their descendants. Washington was a key proponent of African-American businesses and one of the founders of the National Negro Business League. His base was the Tuskegee Institute, a historically black college he founded in Tuskegee, Alabama. Plate with previous owner's name superimposed over previous owner's name on front free endpaper.
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