Up from Slavery, Chapter 15 summary

What happens

1. James Creelman describes the Atlanta audience’s enthusiastic response, and Washington explains his nervousness, speaking methods, and preferred audiences.
2. Washington and Mrs. Washington conduct funded meetings that combine public addresses with firsthand observation of Black communities.
3. At Boston’s memorial celebration, Washington addresses surviving Black soldiers, and Sergeant William H. Carney raises their flag.
4. Washington speaks at Chicago’s peace celebration, thanks President William McKinley, and answers Southern criticism of his appeal against racial prejudice.
5. Washington explains how colleagues, councils, committees, and daily reports keep Tuskegee running during his absences.
6. He describes disciplined work, attention to health, reading, family storytelling, woodland walks, gardening, and raising animals.

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