Knowledge about the American social environment in the transitional
period following the Civil War is still incomplete in certain
respects. Robert Moton, a respected black educator and a tireless
promoter of racial harmony, has left us a memoir that provides a
unique and valuable perspective on the progress in civil rights
from the 1860s to the 1920s. It also describes the critical changes
in American culture that gave blacks the opportunity to attain a
social rank never before envisioned. Moreover, Moton's memoir is a
detailed record of a great "success story." Despite being born to
former slaves, he was able to secure the assistance of many kind
and generous benefactors. He recounts his own spectacular rise from
extreme poverty, to a highly admired position of authority, giving
us an "inside look" as to how such a transformation is possible.
Moton reached his zenith when he took up the leadership of the
Tuskegee Institute after Booker T. Washington, and he was the one
chiefly responsible for establishing the famous hospital for black
war veterans. This chronicle of his life is extremely interesting
and instructive, and is especially inspirational for young people,
showing them the value of education, discipline, hard work, and
cooperation. One area that has exceptional potential for study is
the human capacity for creative adaptation to challenges. In regard
to this, Finding a Way Out provides much information about the
methods blacks used to obtain schooling and jobs in an American
society that promised freedom and opportunity, but that in reality
still had many restraints and restrictions. On a more personal
level, Finding a Way Out documents the manner in which a young
black man, armed with little more than determination and
confidence, could reach one of the highest rungs of the success
ladder in the United States, despite the odds. Robert Moton
(1867-1940) was born in Virginia to former slaves. He received
excellent vocational and liberal arts instruction at the Hampton
Institute, a school with a military form of discipline. Moton, like
many other members of his race, was concerned that blacks would not
be able to sufficiently prove to whites that they were indeed
capable of taking up their places as productive citizens, thus
justifying their emancipation. He was also troubled about the
misunderstandings that arose due to cultural differences.
Consequently, he used every opportunity to articulate the
distinctive and positive attributes of the various races he
encountered, including Native Americans, Europeans and Asians.
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