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Public Library\n\n0.4700  \n5  \no  \n乡  \nBooker T.WaSHiNGtoN  \nR e v i s e d E d it i o n  \nPatricia and Fredrick McKissack  \nSeries Consultant  \nDr.Russell L.Adams,ChairmanDepartment of Afro-American Studies,Howard University  \nEnslow Publishers,Inc.40 Industrial RoadPO Box 38Box 398AldershotBerkeley Heights,NJ 07922 Hants GU126BPUSAUKhttp://www.enslow.com  \nTo Estelle and Mike Smith,Happy Memories  \nWV BR  \nE185.97  \n.W4  \nM33  \n2001  \nCopyright O2001 by Enslow Publishers,Inc.  \n-2001  \nAll rights reserved.  \nNo part of this book may be reproduced by any means without the written permission of the publisher.  \nRevised edition of Booker T.Washington:Leader and Educator ◎1992  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nMcKissack,Pat,1944-  \nBooker T.Washington:leader and educator /Patricia and Fredrick McKissack.—Rev.ed  \np.cm.一(Great African American series)  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN 0-7660-1679-X  \n1.Washington,Booker T.,1856-1915—Juvenile literature.2.Afro-Americans-Biography—Juvenileliterature.3.Educators—United States-Biography—Juvenile literature.4.Tuskegee Institute—Juvenileliterature.[1.Washington,Booker T.,1856-1915.2.Educators.3.Afro-Americans-Biography.]  \nI.McKissack,Fredrick.II.Title.  \nE185.97.W4M332001  \n00-010056  \n370'.92-dc21  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \n10987654321  \n# To Our Readers:\n\nWe have done our best to make sure all Internet addresses in this book were active and appropriate when wewent to press.However,the author and the publisher have no control over and assume no liability for thematerial available on those Internet sites or on other Web sites they may link to.Any comments or suggestionscan be sent by e-mail to comments@enslow.com or to the address on the back cover.  \nEvery effort has been made to locate all copyright holders of materials used in this book.If any errors or omissions have occurred,corrections willbe made in future editions of this book.  \nIlustration Credits:Frederick McKissack,pp.22,27B;Library of Congress,pp.3,4,7,8,9,11,12,13,15,16,  \n17,20,24;National Archives,p.25;National Park Services,U.S.Department of the Interior,p.6;Stamp Design◎ U.S.Postal Services.Reproduced with permission.All rights reserved,p.27T;Tuskegee University Archives,Pp.19,21,26.  \nCover Credits:Library of Congress;Frederick McKissack;National Park Services,U.S.Department of theInterior;Tuskegee University Archives.  \n1 From Slavery to Freedom ...….5  \n2 From Malden to Hampton..  10  \n3 From Hampton to Tuskegee ....14  \n4 The Tuskegee Dream..........18  \n5 From Poverty to Fame ........23  \nTimeline ...................28  \nWords to Know ................29  \nLearn More About  \nBooker T.Washington ................31(Books and Internet Addresses)  \n..........32  \nIndex  \nBooker TaLiafeRRO WaSHiNgtoN1856-1915  \nBookeR T.Wa s HinGton●Le aoeR anδ eδucatoR  \nC H a pte R 1  \n# From Slavery toFreedom\n\nooker Taliaferro Washington 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