tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post4666962386373653994..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: Up from SlaveryStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-80913027542010474882017-02-21T20:17:33.506-06:002017-02-21T20:17:33.506-06:00You might remember that Carver was associated with...You might remember that Carver was associated with Washington's school?Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-82525879130855914642017-02-21T20:00:21.644-06:002017-02-21T20:00:21.644-06:00I have always wanted to read this book. When I was...I have always wanted to read this book. When I was in grade school I read a biography of Booker T. Washington and he, along with scientists like George Washington Carver and Edison, were heroes to me. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-54462658664995083572017-02-20T23:10:00.227-06:002017-02-20T23:10:00.227-06:00@Brian Joseph: I started it after lunch and didn&#...@Brian Joseph: I started it after lunch and didn't put it down until I was finished. Quite the stirring tale!<br /><br />@Ruth: His perspective strikes me as unique. I hope to find more of his writings.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-35807363062930518442017-02-20T14:05:01.865-06:002017-02-20T14:05:01.865-06:00smart guy; i read this in high school and it has ...smart guy; i read this in high school and it has stayed with me... a practical definition of personal character, imo...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-49522256725857701312017-02-20T13:47:43.660-06:002017-02-20T13:47:43.660-06:00One of my favorite. I've also read that Washi...One of my favorite. I've also read that Washington is not as favorable as Douglass, in some circles, and obviously it is because of his hard-lined views about work and reconstruction; but I find his voice encouraging for all people. Like in your final sentence: this is the message young people need to hear: it is self-reliance and independence and liberty and success. Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-81487077841020338342017-02-20T04:48:42.765-06:002017-02-20T04:48:42.765-06:00I have wanted to read this for along time. The phi...I have wanted to read this for along time. The philosophical and moral message sounds like it is so important. Of course this book is also an important piece pf history itself.<br /><br />I will try to get to this work this year.<br /><br />Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-86762586351232045732017-02-20T03:44:52.369-06:002017-02-20T03:44:52.369-06:00Interesting. This has been appearing on my radar f...Interesting. This has been appearing on my radar for some time now but I have yet to pick up a copy. I did find Malcolm X's autobiography interesting (if difficult in places) so maybe I'll give this a go too. Another author that's been popping up a lot lately is James Baldwin. I heard him speak on YouTube and was very impressed by his quiet if powerful radicalism. CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.com