Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
Director: William Greaves
Traces the life of Booker T. Washington, ex-slave, author, educator, and political leader, focusing on his stewardship of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Uses historic photographs, re-created vignettes, and interviews with contemporaries such as W.E.B. DuBois to present Washington's complex personality and his influence on southern life after the Civil War. Also examines his controversial policies of Black economic self-reliance and political accommodation
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Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy (1982) is a documentary film. The film has not yet gathered many viewer ratings. The film runs 32min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.
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Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy runs 32 minutes (32min).
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Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy was released in 1982.
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