{"product_id":"uncle-tom-or-new-negro-9780767919555","title":"Uncle Tom or New Negro?","description":"On the ninetieth anniversary of Booker T. Washington's death comes a passionate, provocative dialogue on his complicated legacy, including the complete text of his classic autobiography, \u003ci\u003eUp from Slavery.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBooker T. Washington was born a slave in 1858, yet roughly forty years later he had established the Tuskegee Institute. Befriended by a U.S. president and corporate titans, beloved and reviled by the black community, Washington was one of the most influential voices on the postslavery scene. But Washington's message of gradual accommodation was accepted by some and rejected by others, and, almost a century after his death, he is still one of the most controversial and misunderstood characters in American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUncle Tom or New Negro?\u003c\/i\u003e does much more than provide yet another critical edition of Washington's memoirs. Instead, Carroll has interviewed an outstanding array of African American luminaries including Julianne Malveaux, cultural critics Debra Dickerson and John McWhorter, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and radio talk-show host Karen Hunter, among others. In a dazzling collection bursting with invigorating and varying perspectives, (e.g. What would Booker T. think of Sean Combs or Russell Simmons? Was Washington a \"tragic buffoon\" or \"a giver of hope to those on the margins of the margins\"?) this cutting-edge book allows you to reach your own conclusions about a controversial and perhaps ultimately enigmatic figure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Broadway Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780767919555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/21\/2005 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2005 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2006 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2006 pg. 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2006 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rebecca Carroll","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36642602713244,"sku":"9780767919555","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ef6bd734-0eb1-4cf1-8884-84fb490c248f.jpg?v=1603855161","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/uncle-tom-or-new-negro-9780767919555","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}