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Teddy and Booker T.: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality

Teddy and Booker T.: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality

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  • Create Date：2023-11-08 13:21:40
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  • Author：Brian Kilmeade
  • ISBN：B0BV62NDPV
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Ken Karcher ，

I always look forward to new books about Teddy Roosevelt， but this one also compares and contrasts the life of Booker T。 Washington exhibiting their challenging customs involving systematic racial division。 Roosevelt existed at a time when progressives fought for the rights of people to live freely and thrive as opposed to their fights today。 Roosevelt always fought for fairness and led the way as a democratic force。 I learned considerably more about Dr。 Washington than I had known before， it wa I always look forward to new books about Teddy Roosevelt， but this one also compares and contrasts the life of Booker T。 Washington exhibiting their challenging customs involving systematic racial division。 Roosevelt existed at a time when progressives fought for the rights of people to live freely and thrive as opposed to their fights today。 Roosevelt always fought for fairness and led the way as a democratic force。 I learned considerably more about Dr。 Washington than I had known before， it was fascinating to see his rise adjunct to Roosevelt's。 He， like the Colonel， was an educated man who led people in search of a better life but having to deal with the world as it actually was and not as they had wished it to be。 It's hard to fathom in this day and age the depths that racial division existed and how pernicious it was。 Washington and Roosevelt fought against it both in their own ways， and we should be thankful they did， imagine how it would be if these two great leaders weren't there to bring us out of the darkness。 Kilmeade writes as eloquently as he speaks， with great intelligence and purpose， illuminating the strides made by those giants drawing this nation forward into the 20th century。 Any good history book leads a curious student to other tomes， and this is no different。 I now have a desire to look at more concerning the life of Dr。 Washington and his successors to give voice to the suffering they chose to overcome。 Kilmeade shows us the successes and failures these men endured in their lives and their attempts to move this country and its people into the world of modern nations without the stain of bigotry and hatred。 This will not be the final book written by this author that I will read， knowing now how carefully he examines both sides of all these issues makes it imperative I give him the time to instruct me where my education may be lacking。 I'm looking forward to seeing what he can teach me。 Very well written and well researched， I highly recommend this for both the serious history buff as well as the occasional curious readers。 。。。more

Brandi ，

I received this book as an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。Brian Kilmeade has done a great job of taking a HUGE topic in history and compressing it all into a coherent and meaningful history book。

Sam Sattler ，

Brian Kilmeade is fast becoming as known for his accessible books about some of the lesser covered aspects of American history as he is already known for his conservative political commentary on radio and television。 Past Kilmeade books have included volumes on Andrew Jackson's miracle win of the Battle of New Orleans， on Thomas Jefferson's "forgotten war" against the Tripoli Pirates， on Sam Houston's army of "Alamo avengers" who won Texas from Santa Ana's Mexican army， on Abraham Lincoln's rela Brian Kilmeade is fast becoming as known for his accessible books about some of the lesser covered aspects of American history as he is already known for his conservative political commentary on radio and television。 Past Kilmeade books have included volumes on Andrew Jackson's miracle win of the Battle of New Orleans， on Thomas Jefferson's "forgotten war" against the Tripoli Pirates， on Sam Houston's army of "Alamo avengers" who won Texas from Santa Ana's Mexican army， on Abraham Lincoln's relationship with Frederick Douglas， and on George Washington's Revolutionary War spy ring。 This time around， Kilmeade tackles the special relationship that developed between Teddy Roosevelt and Booker T。 Washington around the turn of the twentieth century。In the two decades prior to the turn of the century， Southern backlash to the policies of Reconstruction at home and in Washington D。C。 had effectively ended the Reconstruction Era。 Any further progress of America's black citizens was practically impossible in many states， but as so often happens in history， the exact right people to help right this wrong came along just when they were most needed。 Teddy Roosevelt and Booker T。 Washington stepped up and took over where Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas left off。 It is hard to imagine a more unlikely pair， with one born into wealth and the other into slavery。 But the two also had much in common， and they worked together during and after Roosevelt's time in office to get black men appointed to positions of power they would otherwise not have achieved for decades。 But it all began with a single misstep that almost doomed their efforts before they had a chance to accomplish a thing when Roosevelt， in his naive audacity， invited Washington to the Roosevelt family's private White House dinner table。 The backlash was quick and it was fierce， and in the eyes of many Southerners it overshadowed anything that Roosevelt would go on to accomplish as President of the United States。 Teddy and Booker T is a reminder of just how unique， brave， and accomplished Roosevelt and Washington were， and how important a role they played together to make this country a better place for all of its people。 Their struggle was at times frustrating and dangerous， but we are very lucky that each of them came along when they did - and even luckier that they found each other。 。。。more