Rising up from slavery, Booker T. Washington came to prominence in the late 1800s as the most influential African-American leader of his day. Washington accomplished the near impossible by founding a school for newly freed blacks in the heart of the Deep South. When he started the Tuskegee Institute, this man of faith and endurance faced threats from his enemies in the South and criticism from Northern leaders, who didn’t understand what he was up against. Through it all, Washington fought to keep his vow: “I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.” Don’t miss this gripping story.

Rating: T

64 pages

Flesch-Kincaid Reading Level: 5