Book
The Heir of Slaves
- Published
- 2009
- Genre
- Biography
- Publisher
- Nabu Press
- Pages
- 54
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8457980-the-heir-of-slaves?ref=nav_sb_ss_3_20
Reading measures
- Suggested reading age
- ages 15–18
- Ambleside year
- Year 10 onwards · ages 15–18
An Ambleside year is a year of the Ambleside Online programme, not a reader's age. Year 0 is its first year, and a book used over several years shows the span. The ages beside it are that band offered two grades up and none down, which is how we offer a band; they are a placement, not a reading measure.
William Pickens (1881-1954) was born in Anderson County, South Carolina. He was a well-known educator and advocate for civil rights. When he was young, he worked in cotton fields. Pickens entered Talladega College in Alabama in 1898. After that he became an expert linguist and graduated from Yale with a second B. A. degree in classics in 1904. In 1911 Pickens wrote his first autobiography, The Heir of Slaves. In this book he stressed the importance of education. He also credited much of his success to his family, different teachers who guided him and the techniques he used to attain his goals.
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9781146220088
- ISBN-10
- 1146220081
Tags
Civil RightsEducationHistory-SlaverySocial IssuesUnited States of America