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The Black Man's Burden

The Black Man's Burden

Holtzclaw, William H.
Washington, Booker T.

Hardcover

Fiction AnthologiesBlack American StudiesRegional: South

ISBN10: 1163849049
ISBN13: 9781163849040
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Black Man's Burden is a book written by William H. Holtzclaw, originally published in 1915. It is a memoir that chronicles the author's experiences as an African American educator in the rural South during the early 20th century. Holtzclaw was born in Alabama in 1870 and grew up in poverty. He was able to attend school and eventually became a teacher himself, founding the Utica Normal and Industrial Institute in Mississippi in 1902. The school was designed to provide education and vocational training to African American students who had limited opportunities for advancement in the Jim Crow South. The book is divided into two parts. The first part is a personal narrative that details Holtzclaw's upbringing, education, and the challenges he faced as a black educator in the South. The second part of the book is a collection of essays and speeches that Holtzclaw delivered on topics such as race relations, education, and social justice. The Black Man's Burden provides a firsthand account of the struggles and triumphs of African Americans during a time of segregation and discrimination. It is a valuable historical document that sheds light on the efforts of black educators to provide opportunities for their communities in the face of adversity.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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