Then Darkness Fled - The Liberating Wisdom of Booker T. Washington

At a time when Booker T. Washington is being rediscovered by African Americans today, the author offers a compelling look at the man and the qualities of leadership he embodied in his life and work. The result is a timeless message of hope, empowerment, and responsibility, which Washington himself characterized as the training of head, heart, and hand.

About the author

Stephen Mansfield is an educator, administrator, counselor, author, and pastor. Among his writings are dozens of articles and essays, three monograph, and two acclaimed books—Never Give In: The Extraordinary Character of Winston Churchill and Faithful Volunteers: The History of Religion in Tennessee. Mansfield is the senior pastor of the Belmont Church in Nashville, Tennessee.
George Grant is the director of King's Meadow Study Center, the editor of Arx Axiom newsletter, a regular columnist for World and Table Talk magazines, and a teaching fellow at the Franklin Classical School. He has written numerous essays and articles and more than four dozen books in the areas of history, biography, politics, literature, and social criticism. He and his family live in Middle Tennessee.

Summary

At a time when Booker T. Washington is being rediscovered by African Americans today, the author offers a compelling look at the man and the qualities of leadership he embodied in his life and work. The result is a timeless message of hope, empowerment, and responsibility, which Washington himself characterized as the training of head, heart, and hand.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Mansfield, Mansfield Stephen
• Assisted by: George Grant (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.11.1999
• EAN: 9781581820539
• ISBN: 978-1-58182-053-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 120 mm x 180 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 317 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Leaders in Action; Leaders in Action
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, Biography: historical, political and military