Booker T's Child; The Life and Times of Portia Marshall Washington Pittman

Newark, NJ: McDaniel Press, 1974. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [18], 90, [4] pages. Illustrations. Genealogy. Some books and pamphlets about Booker T. Washington. Inscribed and dated by the author on the fep. DJ is price clipped. DJ has wear, tears, soiling, and chips. Notations on the inside cover. A controversial (though influential) figure in African American history, Booker T. Washington's image is sanctified here as poet and author, Roy L. Hill, combines forces with Washington's daughter, Portia Washington-Pittman. Pittman reflects on her father's life and attempts to counteract the negative perceptions about her father with her own thoughtful understanding of Washington's disposition. Portia Marshall Washington Pittman (1883-1978) was the daughter of Booker T. Washington. She was the first African American to graduate from the Bradford Academy in Bradford, Massachusetts. The poet, Roy L. Hill, was born in South Carolina, and attended Kansas State College, majored in English at the Agricultural and Technical College at Greensboro College in North Carolina, received an M.S. degree at Boston University, and an M.A. degree from Michigan State University. He continued his studies at other centers of learning, including the University of Minnesota, Pennsylvania State University, Middlebury College, and Grambling College. He was an instructor of English at the State University of New York at Albany. He obtained valuable experience as a staff member of newspapers in the North, South, and Midwest. Most recently, Hill is remembered by many for his book, Corrie J. Carroll and Other Poems. In this volume, Hill moves from poetry to the short story. The author often stresses two aspects of the human spirit: first, idealism or optimism in his essaistic stories; and second, the realism of his social protest.