UP FROM SLAVERY

LIT CIRCLE # 1Chapter 1-3

CHILDHOOOD

• Where and when is Booker T. Washington born? Who are his parents? Where does he live on the plantation? What type of work does he do as a child? What do other slaves do on the plantation?

CHILDHOOOD

“I have entertained the idea that notwithstanding the cruel wrongs inflicted upon us, the black man got nearly as much out of slavery as the white man did. The hurtful influences of the institution were not by any means confined to the Negro.”

Discuss what Washington meant by this statement on page 47. Do you agree or disagree.

CHILDHOOOD

•How did the slaves respond to the Emancipation and freedom.

Boyhood Days

•What factors worked against Washington, his family and his neighbors in achieving an education?

Boyhood Days

•How did attending night school influence his theories as a future educator?

Boyhood Days

•How did he choose his name? Was he attempting to fill some larger quest with his selection? Explain• (Think about your name and where it comes from)

Boyhood Days

•How does he feel about the coal mine?

The Struggle For an Education

•What values did Washington learn while performing work for Mrs. Ruffner? Discuss them

The Struggle For an Education

•What valuable life lesson did he learn from his experience of earning money along the way to Hampton?

The Struggle For an Education

•What were some of the hardships of travel did he attribute to race and poverty?

The Struggle For an Education

•What qualities of character enabled him to pass the test to be admitted to the Institute even though he had no money?

The Struggle For an Education

•Describe Washington’s experience at Hampton.

Wrap Up Journal

•What is your interpretation of Booker T. Washington at this point? Provide evidence to explain.

Assignment

•Read chapters 4,5,6,7 by next Monday. Bring with you 8 questions (2 per chapter) that you would like to present and share with the class.