On the ninetieth anniversary of Booker T. Washington s death comes a passionate, provocative dialogue on his complicated legacy, including the complete text of his classic autobiography, "Up from Slavery."
Booker T. Washington was born a slave in 1858, yet roughly forty years later he had established the Tuskegee Institute. Befriended by a U.S. president and corporate titans, beloved and reviled by the black community, Washington was one of the most influential voices on the postslavery scene. But Washington s message of gradual accommodation was accepted by some and rejected by others,...