Booker T. Washington grew up a slave in the mid 1800's until his freedom in 1865 when President Lincoln granted freedom to all slaves in the South. After being granted freedom, Washington was now able to go to school; something he had always dreamed about and eventually became a teacher himself. Because of all the notoriety around him and the accomplishments he had received, he became one of the most influential African American men of all time.
This would be a good book to read during Black History Month to showcase a very influential African American in United States History. This book exemplifies his perseverance so I would have my students think about another person in history to compare him too, for example Elizabeth Cady Stanton was persistent in her fight for women’s right to vote as he was to achieving his dreams of freedom and becoming an educated man.
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