A moving memoir of resilience and purpose, tracing a Black leader’s journey from Africa to America's story of progress.
The book presents the life of Robert Russa Moton, from his ancestors who were enslaved to his own years of study, leadership, and service. It weaves personal history with reflections on race, education, and the effort to create opportunity for all Americans. Through his experiences at Hampton and Tuskegee, the narrative explores the tensions and hopes of a nation striving for justice and unity.
From family memories of slavery to classrooms, campaigns, and public work, the text centers on faith in human dignity and the belief that education and cooperation can advance society. It offers a window into the challenges faced by African Americans and the everyday work of building better futures for both Black and white Americans.
Ideal for readers of African American history, biographies of civil rights-era leaders, and anyone interested in the struggles and hopes that shaped modern America.
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Excerpt from Finding a Way Out: An Autobiography
The story that is recorded here is written only at the repeated and urgent solicitation of those of my friends who have known me best, and have in sisted that the telling of it would serve a useful purpose, especially at this time, in helping to a clearer understanding of the hopes and aspirations of my own people and the difficulties which they have overcome in making the progress of the last fifty years which has been so frequently described as the most remarkable of any race in so short a time.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This autobiography recounts the life and times of Robert Russa Moton, a distinguished African American educator and civil rights leader in the early 20th century. Born into slavery in rural Virginia, Moton overcame adversity through education and went on to become the principal of Tuskegee Institute, which was founded by Booker T. Washington. The book provides a detailed account of the challenges and triumphs faced by Moton and his contemporaries during the Reconstruction era, the Jim Crow South, and the civil rights movement. Through Moton's personal experiences, this book offers insights into the complexities of race relations, the importance of education, and the indomitable spirit of the human struggle for equality and justice. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781330278512_0
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PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Nº de ref. del artículo: LW-9781330278512
Cantidad disponible: 15 disponibles