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"Nationwide memorials to Booker T. Washington added him to the impressive roster of civil saints in American society. Yankee Protestant values energized him with a religious fervor to lift African Americans to economic freedom and self-sufficiency. No wonder the memorials and tributes to the Tuskegeean assumed sacred significance to his mourners. Scholars in history, religion, and related disciplines will find Professor Hamilton's book an indispensable addition to their libraries and syllabi."--Dennis C. Dickerson, Vanderbilt University

"Recommended."--Choice

"Those particularly intrigued by Washington and the historiography on him will be most interested in Booker T. Washington in American Memory."--History

"Hamilton's work is well done and highly readable. . . . Hamilton is most effective in getting readers to appreciate Washington via the lived experiences of the people who witnessed his life and death."--Journal of Southern History

"Hamilton's meticulous attention to the public and private memories of Washington offers a fascinating window into his complex life and times." --Journal of American Ethnic History

Booker T. Washington in American Memory

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    A Hardback by Kenneth M. Hamilton

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      Publisher: University of Illinois Press
      Publication Date: 01/02/2017
      ISBN13: 9780252040771, 978-0252040771
      ISBN10: 0252040775
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      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "Nationwide memorials to Booker T. Washington added him to the impressive roster of civil saints in American society. Yankee Protestant values energized him with a religious fervor to lift African Americans to economic freedom and self-sufficiency. No wonder the memorials and tributes to the Tuskegeean assumed sacred significance to his mourners. Scholars in history, religion, and related disciplines will find Professor Hamilton's book an indispensable addition to their libraries and syllabi."--Dennis C. Dickerson, Vanderbilt University

      "Recommended."--Choice

      "Those particularly intrigued by Washington and the historiography on him will be most interested in Booker T. Washington in American Memory."--History

      "Hamilton's work is well done and highly readable. . . . Hamilton is most effective in getting readers to appreciate Washington via the lived experiences of the people who witnessed his life and death."--Journal of Southern History

      "Hamilton's meticulous attention to the public and private memories of Washington offers a fascinating window into his complex life and times." --Journal of American Ethnic History

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