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Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/largereducation00washrich/page/n13/mode/2upThis is a sequel to Washington's first autobiographical book, Up From Slavery, which depicted his early life. He says "This book contains answers to the questions I have frequently been asked as to how I have worked out for myself the educational methods which we are now using at Tuskegee; and, finally, to illustrate, for the benefit of the members of my own race, some of the ways in which a people who are struggling upward may turn disadvantages into opportunities." "The fact that I was born a Negro, and the further fact that I have all my life been engaged in a kind of work that was intended to uplift the masses of my people, has brought me in contact with many exceptional persons, both North and South." Chapter after chapter reveals how he raised money from willing white philanthropists to support Tuskegee Institute, how his travels to study European methods of education influenced him, lessons he learned from fellow negros, and how his patient educational approach differed from what many more radical black activists advocated. (Summary by Michele Fry)
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Biography & Autobiography
Keywords that describe the book: Tuskegee Institute, Andrew Carnegie,
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
INTRO to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
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OUTRO: End of recording:Chapter # of My Larger Education, by Booker T. Washington, (optional "read/recorded by Your Name, location, date, etc"). This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." "My Larger Education, by Booker T. Washington. Title, (as shown in the MW)."
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Filename: mylargereducation_##_washington_128kb.mp3, where ## is the section number. (e.g. mylargereducation_01_washington_128kb.mp3)
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The team:
BC: Michele Fry (msfry)
MC: Phil Chenevert (philchenevert)
DPL: Michele Fry (msfry)
Cover: Michele Fry (msfry)
