Up from Slavery, Chapter 17 summary
Chapter 17 of 17 · 24 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 17, Booker T. Washington recalls General Armstrong’s example, receives an honorary Harvard degree, and secures President McKinley’s visit to Tuskegee, connecting public recognition with service. He describes the school’s growth, its graduates’ work, and his wider public efforts, then closes in Richmond with renewed hope for relations between Black and white people.
What happens
- General Armstrong visits Tuskegee despite paralysis, and his dedication strengthens Washington’s commitment to helping Black people and poor white people.
- Harvard awards Washington an honorary Master of Arts degree, and he urges educated and wealthy people to help those with fewer advantages.
- Washington persuades President McKinley to visit Tuskegee, where students display their work and white residents help prepare the welcome.
- Washington describes Tuskegee’s buildings, finances, daily routine, and training that combines academic study, practical skills, religious teaching, and work.
- He reports graduates’ community work, educational conferences, the National Negro Business League, and his public appeals against racial injustice.
- In Richmond, Washington addresses both races before civic and state leaders and expresses gratitude and hope.
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Washington measures Tuskegee by the work its students do outside school. This connects his account of institutional growth with community improvement.
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