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WASHINGTON, Booker T. (1856-1915). The Future of the American Negro. Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1899.
Small 8vo. Photographic portrait frontispiece. Original gilt-lettered burgundy cloth, top edge gilt, others uncut (spine gently sunned).
FIRST EDITION of Washington’s first major published work. He outlines his ideas and philosophies regarding African Americans, especially pertaining to their education, referring often to Tuskegee University, which he co-founded.