tter under what skin found, is in the long run recognized and rewarded. “ Born into slavery Washington had worked his way out of poverty after acquiring an education (at Virginia’s Hampton Institute). He urged other blacks to follow the same road to self- improvement.” Booker T. Washington teaches that if you work hard and can learn the basic skills, and a useful task, then you will be set in your life. Washinton states that if you have the right education, you work hard and you help your race and community, then you would be on your way towards equality, because merit is the great equalizer. Samuel E. Courtney an African American teacher in

Alabama did all those things. He had the proper education, he worked hard, and he tried to build up his race in his community. However, even though Samuel was basically Washington’s perfect model for a black man, things still did not work out for Samuel. The life of Samue

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