Title of Presentation/Proposal/Etc.
“Building a Working Class among African Americans in the Early 20th Century”
Start Date
25-2-2021 8:00 AM
Presentation Type
Faculty Presentation
Abstract
This presentation reviews the efforts of three programs designed to build industrial skills among the African American community during the early twentieth century. The discussion addresses the efforts of three programs: Booker T Washington and his theory of industrial training to build self-respect at the Tuskegee Institute, Floyd Brown and his efforts to replicate Washington’s theories in Arkansas at the Fargo Agricultural and Industrial School, and Robert Lloyd Smith’s efforts to create an economic and educational resource for African Americans in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas through the Farmers Improvement Society.
Location
Virtual
“Building a Working Class among African Americans in the Early 20th Century”
Virtual
This presentation reviews the efforts of three programs designed to build industrial skills among the African American community during the early twentieth century. The discussion addresses the efforts of three programs: Booker T Washington and his theory of industrial training to build self-respect at the Tuskegee Institute, Floyd Brown and his efforts to replicate Washington’s theories in Arkansas at the Fargo Agricultural and Industrial School, and Robert Lloyd Smith’s efforts to create an economic and educational resource for African Americans in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas through the Farmers Improvement Society.