Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy · 1982
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy (1982) is a Documentary film directed by William Greaves.
Documentary
Overview
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
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What is "Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy" about?
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
When was "Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy" released?
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy was released in 1982.
