Booker T. Washington Up From Slavery – Flashcards
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After the coming there were two points What were those points?
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1.They must change their names 2. They must wave the old plantation for a few days or weeks in order that they might really feel sure that they were free.
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If John or Susan belong to a owner by the name of Hatcher. What was the other name he was going by?
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John Hatcher or Hatcher's John
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Most of the colored left the old plantation for a short time at least to for as to be sure.
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It seems like that they could leave and plan their freedom on to see how it felt.
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Where did many of the older slaves return to?
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Their old homes and made some kind of a contact with their former owners by which they remained on the estate.
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As soon as freedom was declared Who sent for Booker's mother to come to Kanawha Valley in West Virginia.
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Booker's mother's husband
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In some way by running away and following the federal soldiers.
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It seems he found his way into the new state of West Virginia.
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How long did the children walk in distance?
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Several hundred miles
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Departing from our former owners and the members of our own race on the plantation
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was a serious occasion left on (3:37)
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What two actions did the ex-slaves on plantations feel they had to take?
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The two actions was that the ex-slaves could leave and try their freedom on to see how it felt.
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What two actions did the ex-slaves on plantations feel they had to take?
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The two actions was that the ex-slaves could leave and try their freedom on to see how it felt.
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At first, Washington was not permitted to attend school. Why not?
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Washington was not permitted to attend school because it was illegal to educate slaves.
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Why did he move the hands of the office clock?
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He got the idea that the way for him to reach school on time was to move the clock hands from half-past eight up to the nine o'clock mark.
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How did Washington get his full name?
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He called himself Booker Washington and later his mother gave him Booker Taliaferro which he lengthened Booker Washington to the full and Booker T. Washington.
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What kinds of work did he do?
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His job was to assist and lead African Amercians achieve a higher education.
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Washington's desire for an education was shared by many of the black people in Malden. How did they cooperate in order to open a school for their children? In what way was the "whole race trying to go to school"?
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Each family agreed to pay a certain amount per month, with the understanding that the teacher was to board round which means to spend a day with each family.
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Washington clearly feels that he owes his success to the qualities he inherited for his mother. How did she help him to realize his ambition? Why does he feel that she had great "strength of character"?
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In all his efforts to learn to read his mother shared full his ambition, and sympathized with me and aided him in every way that she could. Though she was totally ignorant, so far as mere book knowledge was concerned, she had high ambitions for her children, and a large fund of good hard, common sense which seemed to enable her to meet and master every situation. If he have done anything in life worth attention, he was sure that he inherited the disposition from his mother.
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Washington compares his own situation with that of children who enjoy the privileges of "an honoured and distinguished ancestry. "Why does he feel that inherited advantages can be a disadvantage? Do you agree with his conclusions?
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I think that he felt that African Amercians needed to get recognized in education because I feel that every education is important especially to African Amercians.
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"Years ago I resolved that because I had no ancestry myself I would leave a record of which my children would be proud, and which might encourage them to still higher effort." What does this statement reveal about the self-image of ex-slaves in Washington's time? Why do you suppose he makes no mention of his African heritage?
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Booker T. Washington didn't have any ancestry so he didn't know who he was and he couldn't give any information about ancestry to future generations.
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Washington comes to the conclusion that "success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed." Explain what he means. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
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I think that Booker T. Washington was trying to say is you can accomplish anything you want to as long as you put your mind to it.
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After reading this excerpt from his autobiography, how would you describe Washington's character? Can you understand why he was referred to as the "Moses of his race"?
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Booker T. Washington was in a position to lead and to teach other African Amercians.
