Up From Slavery
what factors worked against Washington, his family and his neighbors in gaining an education?
chapter 2 "boyhood days"
chapter 2 "boyhood days"
1) There were no schools for colored children in Malden, VA.
2) They had a difficult time finding a teacher for the school once plans were put in place.
3) The school was far from the furnaces where Booker worked.
4) Proper attire/ Booker's mother made him a cap
5) They had to create names...... legal names.
Up From Slavery