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Booker T. Washington's messages in Character Building resound today (review) by Debbie Minter Jackson

Most of us have heard of Booker T. Washington as the counterpoint to W.E.B. DuBois, one espousing the "safe' position of newly freed blacks to better themselves through industry and service while the other struck a more aggressive tone demanding higher education opportunities and social equality.   As Washington, Gregory Burgess brings the educator to life […] The post Booker T. Washington’s message…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:35AM on February 5, 2018

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