In Up from Slavery, Washington speaks frankly and honestly about his enslavement and emancipation, struggle to receive an education, and life's work as an educator.
James Anderson critically reinterprets the history of southern black education from Reconstruction to the Great Depression. Available for CSI students as both an e-book and a print book.
Here is the first of fifteen volumes in a project C. Vann Woodward called "the single most important research enterprise now under way in the field of American black history."
Traces the African American educator's life from his beginnings in a Virginia log cabin in 1865 to a celebrated dinner at the White House in 1901
This book makes available Harlan's essays on the life and career of the celebrated black leader.
A chronicle of Washington's last fifteen years reviews his accomplishments and explains how he gained strong political influence.
This guide provides information about events and resources celebrating Black History Month. Additionally, it is a companion to the February 24, 2023 "The Partnership Between Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald On Behalf of African American Education and Social Justice" event, which is a collaboration between the CSI Library and the CSI School of Education.
The College of Staten Island is collaborating with The Julius Rosenwald & Rosenwald Schools National Historical Parks Campaign for our event on Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald. According to their website, the Campaign "seeks to promote the establishment of a multi-site National Park celebrating the life and legacy of Julius Rosenwald, the son of Jewish immigrants who, after achieving great wealth leading Sears, Roebuck and Company, became a visionary philanthropist."
The Library Theater, 1L-103
When: Tuesday, Feb. 28th from 2:30-4:30pm
CC CLUE
Note: If you are unable to make this viewing, American Trial: The Eric Garner Story is available on Kanopy for all CSI students, staff, and faculty.
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