educators

The autobiography of the man who, though born in slavery, educated himself and went on to found Tuskegee Institute.

A biography of Booker T. Washington, the African-American educator who founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.

Examines the role of women in education in Italy, Great Britain, and the United States, through the lives of Maria Montessori, Dora Russell, and Mary McLeod Bethune.

An autobiography in which Booker T. Washington, the son of a slave woman and a white man, discusses how he rose from slavery to become one of the most influential African-American leaders in the U.S., and founder of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.

Simple text and photographs introduce the life of Booker T. Washington, including his childhood, education, founding of Tuskegee Institute, and public speaking.

An introductory biography to the life and career of Booker T. Washington, who improved the education of African-Americans.

A biography of the noted literary historian, critic, author, and scholar who taught at many leading universities before becoming head of the African American Studies department at Harvard.

Identifies six stages in an educator's "heroic" quest to reform his or her school, and presents guidance and questions for reflection, designed to inspire and facilitate communication among educators, parents, and community members to make reform possible.