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My Larger Education

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The celebrated African American leader describes his influences and outlines his views in which racial identities unite rather than separate Washington proposed that most African Americans would benefit from a practical trade rather than a liberal arts education a position that clashed with others including W E B Dubois and ignited an enduring debate The celebrated African American leader describes his influences and outlines his views in which racial identities unite rather than separate Washington proposed that most African Americans would benefit from a practical trade rather than a liberal arts education a position that clashed with others including W E B Dubois and ignited an enduring debate The primary voice of the African American community from 1890 to 1915 and the author of Up from Slavery Booker T Washington was an educator and orator as well as a founder of the Alabama school that developed into Tuskegee University Washington proposed that most African Americans would benefit from a practical trade rather than a liberal arts education a position opposed by other black leaders including W E B Dubois and the source of a debate that lingers to this day In this autobiographical work Washington discusses how he arrived at his views on race relations focusing on the importance of cooperation and teamwork and describing the experiences that led to the founding of Tuskegee My Larger Education is essential reading for anyone wishing to learn more about Washington and his ideas as well as those seeking insights into the challenges faced by African Americans at the turn of the twentieth century