Character Building by Booker T. Washington on Free Audio Book Download

You may not know that Booker T. Washington, the author of the classic 1901 autobiography Up From Slavery, was also a personal growth speaker. In this compilation of speeches entitled Character Building, Booker T. Washington addresses the students and staff of the Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) which he helped to establish. With short speeches like "The Virtue of Simplicity" and "The Cultivation of Stable Habits", he taught the students the virtues of "patience, thrift, good manners, and high morals" as the keys to empowerment. Listen to the timeless wisdom of Booker T. Washington. This 6-hour audio book is given a gentle and clear reading by Librivox volunteer Luke Sartor.