Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
1982, English. Directed by William Greaves.
Traces the life of Booker T. Washington, ex-slave, author, educator, and political leader, focusing on his stewardship of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Uses historic photographs, re-created vignettes, and interviews with contemporaries such as W.E.B. DuBois to present Washington's complex personality and his influence on southern life after the Civil War. Also examines his controversial policies of Black economic self-reliance and political accommodation
- Runtime
- 0h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- 31 May 1982
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Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy runs 32 minutes (0h 32m).
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Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 May 1982. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy?
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy (1982) was directed by William Greaves.