Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
0.0 (0) 32m 1982Documentary
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
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
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Release Date
May 31, 1982
Popularity
0
Director
William Greaves
Writer
William Greaves
Producer
William Greaves
