02695cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000090011910000380012824500240016626400510019030000470024133600260028833700260031433800360034050000310037650802010040752014660060853400690207465300370214365300350218065300440221585600550225985600430231473923UtSlPG20260610134718.0mcr n260607r20241910utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a11029623  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aE1511 aWashington, Booker T.,d1856-191510aMy larger education 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2024-06-27  aRichard Tonsing, Mary Glenn Krause, MFR, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"My Larger Education: Being Chapters from My Experience" by Booker T. Washington is a collection of essays and reflections written in the early 20th century. This work delves into Washington's personal experiences and insights gained throughout his life as an educator and leader of the African American community, particularly during the post-Civil War era. The likely topic of the book centers around the challenges and opportunities that arose from his background as a former slave and how these shaped his educational philosophies and initiatives, especially in relation to the establishment of the Tuskegee Institute.  At the start of the book, Washington reflects on the complexities of his identity and the challenges he faced due to his race and socioeconomic status. He discusses the idea that perceived disadvantages can actually serve as catalysts for growth and resilience. Washington shares lessons learned from his interactions with various people, underscoring the importance of learning directly from life experiences and human relationships rather than solely from books. He illustrates his educational journey and the foundational role that his early experiences, values, and interactions with influential figures played in shaping his approach to education and community uplift. The beginning underscores a philosophy of harnessing adversity as a means to propel personal and collective progress. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1910  aWashington, Booker T., 1856-1915  aAfrican Americans -- Biography  aEducators -- United States -- Biography4 uhttps://archive.org/details/mylargereducatio00wash40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73923