Creative Minds Biographies Gwenyth Swain - As a small child, Booker T. Washington longed to learn to read and write, but how and where? Slaves weren’t allowed to go to school. Booker was almost 9 when slavery ended in the South. He worked hard at various jobs to earn money to go to school. He even worked at school in exchange for classes. He dedicated his life to education.
Description
A Hunger for Learning by Gwenyth Swain Middle grades. #409580 - Paperback - 64 pgs ISBN: 0-8225-3090-2
