A Boys' Life of Booker T. Washington: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

A Boys' Life of Booker T. Washington, credited to Walter Clinton Jackson, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of A Boys' Life of Booker T. Washington by Walter Clinton Jackson. Read in English by Larry Wilson; Kyle L.; Sarah Brown; Jason in Panama; KevinS; Sebastian; Paul Brian Stewart; Mari Patterson; Tina Ding; drandall; dfixsen Booker T. Washington was one of the first nationally recognized African American leaders after the Civil War. He was born to a slave woman in Virginia, who then took him as a young boy to West Virginia after the emancipation. Booker became a leader in education heading the Tuskegee Institute for more than 30 years and working with other universities. He advocated a moderate approach to elevating the African Americans through education and business, but worked behind the scenes to change discriminatory laws and practices, and became an adviser to the White House. He authored 14 books, and many articles and speeches, including his autobiography, Up from Slavery. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Recording facts

• Recording title: A Boys' Life of Booker T. Washington
• Author credits: Walter Clinton Jackson
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 16
• Listed recording duration: 3:23:05

Catalogue topics

• slavery
• black history
• african american
• civil rights
• emancipation
• segregation
• tuskegee institute
• wayland seminary

Track guide

1. 00 - Preface and Forward — 4:39
2. 01 - Early Childhood — 12:32
3. 02 - Boyhood Days — 6:41
4. 03 - Planning for an Education — 11:23
5. 04 - School Days at Hampton — 12:56
6. 05 - Beginning Life in the Outside World — 9:41
7. 06 - Back at Hampton — 6:29
8. 07 - Building a Great School — 16:10
9. 08 - Strenuous Days — 13:50
10. 09 - Raising Money for Tuskeegee — 12:01
11. 10 - Making Speeches — 22:05
12. 11 - Success as Educational Leader — 21:13
13. 12 - Leading His People — 10:15
14. 13 - Political Experiences — 7:24
15. 14 - Visites to Europe — 15:38
16. 15 - Booker T. Washington: The Man — 20:08

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