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between the races. He viewed racism as
a despicable, but inevitable obstacle to
overcome, and he chose to conquer it
by going to whatever lengths necessary
to prove his worth. He was therefore
criticized as being too conciliatory, and
his detractors faulted him for not being
more politically active or militant in the
cause of civil rights.
Washington’s vision was that
if the members of his race
were to demonstrate not
only competence but true
value and worth to society,
eventually
they
would
not only be tolerated, but
warmly accepted by their
white brethren. He likewise
feared that political agitating
and/or militant demands for
civil rights would produce
resentment and fear. He
argued that by making
themselves truly valuable,
members of his race could
give their white neighbors a
basis not only for tolerating
them, but for accepting
them and appreciating their
presence, to the extent
that eventually, they would
become
necessary
and
desired members of the
nation’s social fabric. In Up
From Slavery, He quotes himself from
one of his many speeches on this topic:
In this address I said that the whole future
of the Negro rested largely upon the question
as to whether or not he should make himself,
through his skill, intelligence, and character,
of such undeniable value to the community
in which he lived that the community could
not dispense with his presence. I said that
any individual who learned to do something
better than anybody else--learned to do a
common thing in an uncommon manner-
-had solved his problem, regardless of the
colour of his skin, and that in proportion
as the Negro learned to produce what other
people wanted and must have, in the same
proportion would he be respected.
In his autobiography, Washington
mentions that sometimes hiswordswere
received poorly, and/or misinterpreted
by some people. This, he reports, was
often resolved by putting his words
into proper context, and in some cases,
offering clarification of his meaning.
One had only to look at the man’s
extraordinary accomplishments to
see that there was more than a little
method to his alleged madness. A visit
to Tuskegee itself, and observation of
the wonderful relationship that the
school had with its white and black
neighbors, would doubtless illustrate
Washington’s theories well beyond any
simple words that he could muster.
Today, Booker T.Washington
is
remembered
and
honored here, at the place
of his birth, with a national
monument to his memory.
Situated on the site of the
old Burroughs Plantation,
where he was born, the
Booker
T.
Washington
National Monument features
a Plantation Trail, with a re-
creation of the log cabin
where he spent his early
years, a nature trail, picnic
facilities, and a visitor center
with exhibits chronicling
his rise from slavery to
educator, and ultimately, a
national leader.
The park is located on Rt
122 just East of Westlake
Corner, and is open seven
days a week, year-round,
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(Closed Thanksgiving Day,
December 25, and January 1.)
Tourists and school groups are
encouraged to prepare with a visit to
the park’s website:
.
gov/archive/bowa/home.htm
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