Vol.1: Autobiog. Vol.2: 1860-1889 Vol.3: 1889-1895 Vol.4: 1895-1898 Vol.5: 1899-1900 Vol.6: 1901-1902 Vol.7: 1903-1904 Vol.8: 1904-1906 Vol.9: 1906-1908 Vol.10: 1909-11 Vol.11: 1911-12 Vol.12: 1912-14 Vol.13: 1914-15 Vol.14: Index           All Writings Vol.1: Autobiog. Vol.2: 1860-1889 Vol.3: 1889-1895 Vol.4: 1895-1898 Vol.5: 1899-1900 Vol.6: 1901-1902 Vol.7: 1903-1904 Vol.8: 1904-1906 Vol.9: 1906-1908 Vol.10: 1909-11 Vol.11: 1911-12 Vol.12: 1912-14 Vol.13: 1914-15
Volume 1: Autobiographical Writings Volume 2: 1860-1889 Volume 3: 1889-1895 Volume 4: 1895-1898 Volume 5: 1899-1900 Volume 6: 1901-1902 Volume 7: 1903-1904 Volume 8: 1904-1906 Volume 9: 1906-8 Volume 10: 1909-11 Volume 11: 1911-12 Volume 12: 1912-14 Volume 13: 1914-15 Volume 14: Cumulative Index   BTWP Vol.2 Linked Table of Contents Front Matter, pp. i-x Contents, pp. xi-xxiv Introduction, pp. xxv-xxxvi Chronology, pp. xxxvii-xxxviii Symbols and Abbreviations, pp. xxxix-xl Documents, 1860-89, pp. 1-2 1860, pp. 3-8 2 Dec. 1861, pp. 9-13 20 Sept. 1867, pp. 14-16 20 Nov. 1868, pp. 17-18 1870, pp. 19-20 13 July 1872, pp. 21-22 1874-75, pp. 23-48 10 June 1875, pp. 48-67 12 Feb. 1877, pp. 67-68 27 June-26 July 1877, pp. 69-72 Aug. 1877, pp. 73-74 26 Mar. 1878, pp. 74-75 10 Feb. 1879, pp. 75-75 1 July 1879, pp. 76-76 1 Aug. 1880, pp. 77-77 Sept. 1880, pp. 78-85 Oct. 1880, pp. 85-92 Nov. 1880, pp. 92-94 Dec. 1880, pp. 94-100 Jan. 1881, pp. 101-107 Feb. 1881, pp. 107-111 Mar. 1881, pp. 111-120 Apr. 1881, pp. 120-126 May 1881, pp. 127-132 June 1881, pp. 132-135 July 1881, pp. 135-145 Sept. 1881, pp. 146-149 7 Oct. 1881, pp. 149-150 Nov. 1881, pp. 150-157 Dec. 1881, pp. 158-161 Jan. 1882, pp. 161-178 Feb. 1882, pp. 178-179 Mar. 1882, pp. 179-191 Apr. 1882, pp. 191-197 15 Apr.-14 July 1882, pp. 197-201 22 Apr. 1882, pp. 201-202 May 1882, pp. 202-205 22 June 1882, pp. 206-206 19 July 1882, pp. 207-207 2 Aug. 1882, pp. 207-208 Oct. 1882, pp. 208-210 8 Nov. 1882, pp. 210-213 8 Dec. 1882, pp. 213-214 Feb. 1883, pp. 215-220 Mar. 1883, pp. 221-226 Apr. 1883, pp. 226-229 17 May 1883, pp. 230-230 11 June 1883, pp. 230-233 July 1883, pp. 234-237 7 Aug. 1883, pp. 237-238 26 Sept. 1883, pp. 238-239 Oct. 1883, pp. 239-242 Nov. 1883, pp. 242-246 27 Dec. 1883, pp. 246-246 Feb. 1884, pp. 246-249 22 Mar. 1884, pp. 249-249 Apr. 1884, pp. 249-250 May 1884, pp. 250-255 16 July 1884, pp. 255-262 Sept. 1884, pp. 263-265 16 Oct. 1884, pp. 266-266 19 Jan. 1885, pp. 266-267 10 Feb. 1885, pp. 267-267 Mar. 1885, pp. 268-270 Apr. 1885, pp. 270-275 May 1885, pp. 275-277 June 1885, pp. 277-280 July 1885, pp. 280-282 31 Oct. 1885, pp. 283-283 26 Nov. 1885, pp. 283-283 Dec. 1885, pp. 284-289 Jan. 1886, pp. 290-293 Feb. 1886, pp. 293-297 10 Mar. 1886, pp. 298-298 21 Apr. 1886, pp. 298-305 7 July 1886, pp. 306-306 11 Aug. 1886, pp. 306-306 Sept. 1886, pp. 307-313 Nov. 1886, pp. 313-316 Dec. 1886, pp. 316-318 Jan. 1887, pp. 318-331 Feb. 1887, pp. 331-334 Mar. 1887, pp. 334-336 Apr. 1887, pp. 336-343 May 1887, pp. 343-356 June 1887, pp. 357-365 July 1887, pp. 365-379 Aug. 1887, pp. 379-381 Sept. 1887, pp. 382-390 Oct. 1887, pp. 390-393 Dec. 1887, pp. 393-397 1887, pp. 397-401 Jan. 1888, pp. 401-413 Feb. 1888, pp. 413-418 Mar. 1888, pp. 418-427 Apr. 1888, pp. 427-451 May 1888, pp. 451-459 June 1888, pp. 459-462 July 1888, pp. 462-473 Aug. 1888, pp. 473-480 Sept. 1888, pp. 480-483 Oct. 1888, pp. 484-488 Nov. 1888, pp. 488-494 Dec. 1888, pp. 495-497 1888, pp. 497-505 Jan. 1889, pp. 506-511 Feb. 1889, pp. 511-514 Mar. 1889, pp. 514-520 Apr. 1889, pp. 521-529 May 1889, pp. 530-532 Bibliography, pp. 533-537 Items from the Hampton Institute St..., pp. 538-540 Photographs, pp. 541-556 The page presentation framework of the Booker T. Washington papers is designed to provide researchers worldwide with searchable access to the thousands of pages comprising the fourteen volumes, most of which are out of print. Adapted from the National Academy Press's Open Book framework, this framework allows searching down to the page level, provides sorting of search results chronologically, enables easy navigation across multiple volumes, and allows page-by-page local printing (via PDF) of every page.

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TUSKEGEE LITERARY SOCIETY SPEECH 1887 mating students except by some system of marking by daily recitations or by very frequent examinations. It must however be admitted that the test is far from absolutely reliable. Very truly yours. At, ALS Con. 94 BTW Papers DLC. E. M. Cravath A Speech before the Literary Society of Tuskegee ''Tuskegee, Ala.] ~ 887 SOME LE S SON S FROM SOCRATE SI While Socrates had his short comings and peculiarities it is helpful to look above and beyond them to the great moral and religious truths which he taught and practiced. Socrates like many other valuable men grew up in poverty, and as in many other cases his poverty enabled him to get near the heart of the common people, while his great wisdom enabled him to be associated with the opulent. It was his desire to know the people, to know wherein they were strong and wherein weak, in order that he might know how to benefit them. His was the philosophy of every day life; and it was all the more interesting and valuable because it bristled with the living thoughts of the people. He gave his whole life to one object even to the neglect of his personal comfort and the proper provision for his family. His entire energy was given to an effort to right the wron~.~ in morals religion and nolitics in Athens. ;~ ~ c~ What were his methods in teaching? In the first place we find him gifted with an extraordinary amount of common sense a quality much lacking in these days. He knew how to talk to the most ignorant in a way to interest them and make them understand. He disclaimed any pretensions to possessing wisdom or being classed among the philosophers of his day, but maintained under all circumstances that he was only a seeker after knowledge. 397