A compilation of more than 30 addresses from Booker T. Washington
explaining the importance of personal responsibility, self-reflection
and economic independence in the Black community. Character Building
is an inspiring series of anecdotes that speak to the issues of his
contemporary audience.
Booker T. Washington was a strong supporter of education and
entrepreneurship among African Americans. He believed a degree or
certification could provide access and elevate one's social and economic
status. In Character Building, he provides his basic tenets of success
that are rooted in individual behavior. He encourages productivity and
the need for a positive home life. To succeed, each person's environment
must be conducive to their goals.
Washington's life-long mission was to inspire and uplift the most
vulnerable in his community. In Character Building he discusses the
many tools that can be used to change a person's station. It's an open
declaration of the core beliefs that helped shaped his life.
With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Character Building is both modern and readable.