tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post4251626094030303416..comments2024-03-22T17:51:15.887-04:00Comments on The Edge of the Precipice: "Up from Slavery" by Booker T. WashingtonHamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-78102298863364133772020-02-08T16:30:30.555-05:002020-02-08T16:30:30.555-05:00Kara, oh, wow! I guess BTW has been on my radar f...Kara, oh, wow! I guess BTW has been on my radar for a long time because of my focus on history, and I kind of think of this book as one people have obviously heard of, but clearly not! I thought it was amazingly good. You would appreciate it.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-41881937423904854122020-02-08T13:45:30.797-05:002020-02-08T13:45:30.797-05:00Okay, so this was nowhere on my radar at all. Till...Okay, so this was nowhere on my radar at all. Till now. And you intrigue me enough to make me add it to my TBR! Thank you. :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-43420366540764116832020-01-26T20:41:17.376-05:002020-01-26T20:41:17.376-05:00Davida, I only regret that I waited this long to r...Davida, I only regret that I waited this long to read it! It's phenomenally good.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-46239778695403638292020-01-26T20:38:18.839-05:002020-01-26T20:38:18.839-05:00Cleo, I'm so glad you loved this too! Yes, I ...Cleo, I'm so glad you loved this too! Yes, I really liked how he stressed everyone learning to do something useful that can contribute to the world around them and help others, no matter WHO those others are. Powerful stuff.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-87213577490156304382020-01-26T01:14:38.533-05:002020-01-26T01:14:38.533-05:00I know of Booker T. Washington, but I had no idea ...I know of Booker T. Washington, but I had no idea he wrote a memoir. Wow!Davida Chazan (The Chocolate Lady)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13862954387314281089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-9339449556051478192020-01-25T00:29:06.304-05:002020-01-25T00:29:06.304-05:00I absolutely loved this book. Instead of making th...I absolutely loved this book. Instead of making the divide between blacks and whites even wider, Washington seems to see everyone as people and was aware of the benefit of hard work. I loved his optimism. I can't say enough good things about this book!Cleo @ Classical Carouselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05905841555134370538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-60051531433944271122020-01-23T16:16:38.350-05:002020-01-23T16:16:38.350-05:00Ruth, oh good! I'm glad you liked it too :-) ...Ruth, oh good! I'm glad you liked it too :-) I know a lot of people had disagreements with his approach to learning and progress and race relations, and I'd like to read something by DuBois and Douglass to get their perspectives too. I'll read your post forthwith.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-27147013793508114822020-01-23T16:14:26.272-05:002020-01-23T16:14:26.272-05:00MC, it is an excellent book, really approachable a...MC, it is an excellent book, really approachable and enjoyable. And, yes, inspiring!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-23626986684274766462020-01-22T20:23:39.025-05:002020-01-22T20:23:39.025-05:00Yeah, I love this book and this man sooooo much! G...Yeah, I love this book and this man sooooo much! Glad to know you had the same experience. :D I just finished posting about W.E.B. DuBois who had serious issues w/ Washington, and so did Frederick Douglass. (Douglass was more of he book learner type...whereas, as you covered here, Washington thought blacks should learn to use their hands and do physical labor. But I always knew he offered them both kinds of education...book learning AND physical labor, which is a well-rounded education, in my book.) Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-49714401620693865292020-01-22T19:29:25.121-05:002020-01-22T19:29:25.121-05:00I've been wondering about this book for a whil...I've been wondering about this book for a while, so I was glad to read this post! It sounds like he had such an inspirational life!Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com