Booker T. Washington was a very smart man. He took what little he had and applied it to the direction he was wanting to head. His mother gave him an alphabet book and he used this to his full advantage in order to learn how to read. Booker T. Washington came up from slavery and utilized his skills to become the person that he is known for today. I would imagine if you started out in slavery, and then began to educate yourself and become a linchpin for black education and critical thinking, that it would be a very hard task. Booker broke the norm and became a legend that is still very much alive today.
Booker showed many people that with dedication and determination you could achieve much more then you might have thought. You must believe in yourself though in order to break through ideas and beliefs that go against what your goals are at a given time in society. It also takes a very courageous person to have the guts to fight for what you believe in when you very well know it could be your demise...and I commend him for that.
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I find Washington's story humbling. I had some difficulties growing up, due mostly to a dysfunctional family, but they seem trivial compared to what Washington had to endure.
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