Examines the black educator's life, paying special attention to his role in party politics, presidential legislation, and the freedman's struggle for equality

Booker T. Washington: The Making of a Black Leader

Biographies & Memoirs

Harlan, Louis R.

Community & Culture

Oxford University Press

This book begins in 1901, when Booker T. Washington at the age of forty-five was approaching the zenith of his fame and influence, and ends with his death in 1915. It is a biographical study in the sense that its focus is on the complex, enigmatic figure of Washington, the most powerful black minority-group boss of his time.

Booker T. Washington: Volume 1: The Making of a Black Leader, 1856-1901 (Galaxy Book: 428)

A chronicle of Washington's last fifteen years reviews his accomplishments and explains how he gained strong political influence

Booker T. Washington

The first volume of Louis R. Harlan's biography of Booker T. Washington was published to wide acclaim and won the 1973 Bancroft Prize. This, the second volume, completes one of the most significant biographies of this generation. Booker T. Washington was the most powerful black American of his time, and here he is captured at his zenith. Harlan reveals Washington's complex personality--in sharp contrast to his public demeanor, he was a ruthless power borker whose nod or frown could determine the careers of blacks in politics, education, and business. Harlan chronicles the challenge Washington faced from W.E.B. Du Bois and other blacks, and shows how growing opposition forced him to change his methods of leadership just before his death in 1915. Also available: Volume 1, $10.95k, 501915-6, 394 pp., plates

Booker T. Washington: Volume 2: The Wizard Of Tuskegee, 1901-1915 (Oxford Paperbacks)

The memoirs and accounts of the Black educator are presented with letters, speeches, personal documents, and other writings reflecting his life and career

Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 2: 1860-89. Assistant editors, Pete Daniel, Stuart B. Kaufman, Raymond W. Smock, and William M. Welty (Volume 2)

Washington, Booker T.

Daniel, Pete R.

University of Illinois Press

The memoirs and accounts of the Black educator are presented with letters, speeches, personal documents, and other writings reflecting his life and career

Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 8: 1904-6. Assistant editor, Geraldine McTigue (Volume 8)

Politics & Social Sciences

McTigue, Geraldine R

Social Sciences

Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 10: 1909-11. Assistant editors, Geraldine McTigue and Nan E. Woodruff (Volume 10)

McTigue, Geraldine E

Woodruff, Nan R

The tale of [Louis R.] Harlan's transition from adolescence to manhood is related memorably in All at Sea: Coming of Age in World War II. Laced with vignettes depicting the author's naval mistakes, his escapades with and in pursuit of women, and his difficulty in returning to civilian life after the war, All at Sea is a welcome change of pace from more standard, stoic tales of wartime heroism. Harlan's frankness isn't limited to the details of his bouts with ineptitude as a young naval ensign. He also makes pointed observations about the importance of World War II compared to conflicts that have taken place since then, and about the evolution of his own racial attitudes as a product of the South suddenly thrown into settings in which he saw African Americans from a different perspective.

All at Sea: Coming of Age in World War II

Historical

The tale of [Louis R.] Harlan's transition from adolescence to manhood is related memorably in All at Sea: Coming of Age in World War II. Laced with vignettes depicting the author's naval mistakes, his escapades with and in pursuit of women, and his difficulty in returning to civilian life after the war, All at Sea is a welcome change of pace from more standard, stoic tales of wartime heroism.Harlan's frankness isn't limited to the details of his bouts with ineptitude as a young naval ensign. He also makes pointed observations about the importance of World War II compared to conflicts that have taken place since then, and about the evolution of his own racial attitudes as a product of the South suddenly thrown into settings in which he saw African Americans from a different perspective.

ALL AT SEA: Coming of Age in World War II

Leaders & Notable People

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