History of Booker T. Washington: A Forgotten Legend

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A figure who tends to be very disrespected, scorned, and all at the same time obscured in our modern culture—who tends to be ignorant of actual history and the truth in general. The purpose of this presentation is not to “deify” him like our culture tends to do, such as with Martin Luther King, the god of dreams, or Muhammed Ali, the god of sports, poetry & revolution. In plenty of chapters in the Bible, but specifically in Leviticus 26:1, we are commanded by the Most High (The True & Living God of the Bible) to “not make idols for [ourselves]…” My purpose is to teach about a man in our history who taught good morals and values during the time of the Jim Crow Laws and how he helped to “uplift an unfortunate race.”
Booker T. Washington was born in Bondage and became an esteemed educator. It is important for everyone to know and understand this man’s history especially due to the indoctrination of the school systems not teaching about this man because he is completely against the agenda of Marxism and agitation. I believe that if more people, especially in the Black community, knew about and took heed to the teachings of Booker T. Washington, then perhaps an actual change could happen.
In the time during the life of Booker T. Washington, the “Black” community was one of the most Christian, as well as the strongest community in America, before the agents of chaos infiltrated and eventually conquered the culture. In conclusion, I hope that this presentation will instill some hope and truth into the “Black” community of America, as well as all communities, for it is very important to learn about this man instead of the same names we hear in schools and on TV—i.e. Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, etc.

0:02:32 Chapter 1: From Slave To Educated
0:09:19 Chapter 2: From Hampton To Tuskegee
0:30:28 Chapter 3: Booker T. Washington's Popularity
0:36:21 Chapter 4: The Atlanta Compromise Exposition
0:43:21 Chapter 5: Booker T. Washington's Political Views
0:50:36 Chapter 6: Conclusion

Script by: Reginald Paige
Research by: Reginald Paige
Narrated by: Reginald Paige

The PDF of the Atlanta Compromise Exposition can be found here:
and it can be found in his book, "Up From Slavery"

Issac Fisher's "The Funeral of Booker T. Washington":

"Up From Slavery" and "My Larger Education" was the base of the research

Mistake/Correction:
1. I stated that the South was not focused on education. That was a mistake said on my part. The Southern states had a huge push for education as well as many of the scholars and figures in American History came from the South. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson came from the state of Virginia. Please keep that correction in mind.

[jrevlis]

George Washington Carver, Booker T Washington, and Thomas Sowell are national treasures and wonderful human beings.

[wscap]

Great job i really enjoyed your video. I hope more people watch it.

[maureenmcsweeney]

Thankyou - keep promoting this exceptionally wise and forward looking human being - not to be forgotten.

[mctownes]

Brother this is priceless! You and Booker T Washington are speaking on this madness today.

[quadrasaurus-rex]

This project has been very helpful to me, a Christian brother.

[donwoodard]

I have read several biographies of George Washington Carver and now I’m beginning to study the life of Booker T Washington this is a phenomenal video thank you so much for putting this together! I know you put a lot of work into this, and your heart into this this is just a tremendous video!

[papalou]

Great video! It was like he predicted the future of the black family. Meaning if you work for your own and not depend on other’s you can be successful no matter what color! I love how patient he was in his writings as if the came alive!
I’m Hispanic if the Puerto Rican race. I have face many obstacles on some white and black folks but believe me this I have gain a lot of trust to the white and black folks and that’s because they don’t see my color they me! Great work friend.. kept it up and HOPEFULLY the blinders can be removed!

[carlbruce]

Thanks for making this video I love this

[bondwin]

Let's not forget Judge Clarance Thomas, Jason Riley and Walter E Williams. Thank you for your support.

[bubbaboo]

I live 15 minutes from his home frankin county va

[westernwashingtonhistory]

Good video. I have been reading a book he wrote.

[geordiejones]

This is an awesome video. I was very out of touch from my Haitian heritage because my dad wasn't around, and I got an interesting view of reality from my British grandparents who raised me in the States. I fell into the Marxist rabbit hole after being disillusioned toward how much control the elite have over us all, until I leaned more into studying history and its the same story whether you fall under a left or right regime. There's always a ruling elite whether its faith based, military based, merchant based or aristocratic. It's unavoidable and denying that is denying reality. I tend to fall under centrist realpolitik now, because it just disappoints me how warped both the left and right twist history as if the pendulum hasnt always swung. This man is a great example of someone who tried above all to seek PRACTICAL solutions for ancient problems and that's the best anyone can do unless you're born into the elite and given control of a huge army. He used the IDEALS of communism better than any communist to get Tuskegee off the ground, and those ideals were used to educate and promote CAPITAL. That's revolutionary.

[saltyapostle]

Booker T. Washington's philosophy seems to be to maintain good Karma, work on your self and forget about other people's hang-ups. I've learned that things tend to work themselves out for the best when you stick to this strategy. I think things would have worked out a lot better for America if everyone had followed his lead. Glad I watched this.

[UserName_no]

Does anybody else see an uncanny resemblance between Denzel Washington and Booker T. Washington? Are they related?