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BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
“
Up from Slavery
” he comes,
Through poverty and ignorance dense;
Obstacles abound, his soul becomes
Filled with a purpose intense.
He sees great problems to be solved,
His own—a race—a nation;
Then, “
Character Building
” he resolved,
Must be “
My Larger Education.
”
“
The Story of the Negro
” he urged,
Should thrift and industry be;
From this lofty plane there emerged
A great school at Tuskegee.
Now, “
Tuskegee and Its People
” know,
That fitness and efficiency win;
“
The Negro in Business
” will show,
These methods make a place for men.
Thus he met life's greatest tasks;
Inspiring “
The Man Farthest Down;
”
While a world looks on and asks,
Shall Tuskegee alone this genius crown?
Civilization feels the touch of the sage,
And the work the man has done;
Then, writes on fame's undying page
His name—
Booker T. Washington.
Copyrighted 1913 by R. V. Randolph, Seattle
No. 1. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, the famous Negro educator. Aside from his work in Industrial Education, he has also written several great books, whose titles are embodied in the poem giving his history and life-work.
Published by R. V. Randolph, Seattle, U. S. A.
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