A Critical Reappraisal of Booker T. Washington: A Tuskegee Humanities Initiative

FAIN: AB-50158-14

Tuskegee University (Tuskegee, AL 36088-1923)
Loretta S. Burns (Project Director: July 2013 to July 2016)

A two-year archival digitization, faculty-student research, and course development project on the work and legacy of Booker T. Washington, to take place at Tuskegee University.

This project seeks to strengthen humanities education and scholarship at Tuskegee University by re-examining Booker T. Washington's influence in education, politics and civil rights, business, and literature and the arts. Although considerable scholarship on Washington already exists, the extent of his regional, national, and global impact has not been fully explored. The project will include faculty-student research collaborations; enrichment of existing English and History courses; development of a new interdisciplinary, team-taught course; a public symposium; creation of a new section of the Tuskegee University Archives Web site to include previously unexplored archival materials on Washington's life and work; and initiation of an ongoing Humanities Institute.

Associated Products

A Critical Reappraisal of Booker T. Washington: A Humanities Initiative (Web Resource)
Title: A Critical Reappraisal of Booker T. Washington: A Humanities Initiative
Author: Tuskegee University
Abstract: This section of the Tuskegee University Archives Repository Web site includes selected correspondence, publications, photographs, flyers, posters, and other material from three large collections: the Booker T. Washington papers, the National Negro Business League papers, and the National Negro Health Week papers. The materials in this section have been selected because of their historical significance and their capacity to illuminate neglected dimensions of Washington's life and work. Approximately 500 document pages and 200 photographs have been uploaded. Additional resources from these collections and other sources will be uploaded as the archives repository continues to identify and process relevant materials.
Year: 2015
Primary URL: www.tuskegee.edu/ArchivesRepository
Primary URL Description: This is the Web address for the Tuskegee University Archives Repository.
Secondary URL: www.tuskegee.edu
Secondary URL Description: This is the Web address for Tuskegee University.

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