Character Building

<p>A compilation of more than 30 addresses from Booker T. Washington explaining the importance of personal responsibility self-reflection and economic independence in the Black community. Character Building is an inspiring series of anecdotes that speak to the issues of his contemporary audience.</p><p> </p><p>Booker T. Washington was a strong supporter of education and entrepreneurship among African Americans. He believed a degree or certification could provide access and elevate one's social and economic status.</p><p> </p><p>In Character Building he provides his basic tenets of success that are rooted in individual behavior. He encourages productivity and the need for a positive home life.</p><p> </p><p>To succeed each person's environment must be conducive to their goals. Washington's life-long mission was to inspire and uplift the most vulnerable in his community.</p><p> </p><p>In Character Building he discusses the many tools that can be used to change a person's station. It's an open declaration of the core beliefs that helped shaped his life.</p><p> </p><p>With an eye-catching new cover and professionally typeset manuscript this edition of Character Building is both modern and readable.</p><p> </p>