Booker T. Washington was a leading voice for Black Americans at the turn of the twentieth century. An author, a pioneer in higher education, adviser to presidents and business leaders, and a pillar in the emerging Black elite and middle class, Washington helped conceive a future for an educated, prosperous Black society in the wake of emancipation and Reconstruction.

Join UVA knowledge leaders Deborah McDowell, Alice Griffin Professor of English in the Department of English in the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, and Derrick Alridge, Philip J. Gibson Professor of Education in the School of Education and Human Development as they discuss Washington’s work and legacy.

The panel will be moderated by Suzanne Morse Moomaw, Director of the University of Virginia Press and Associate Professor, Urban and Environmental Planning in UVA’s School of Architecture. 

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