From the mouths of babes (or children at any rate) comes some of the world's greatest advice. "Boys are thieves, either they steal your heart or they take your school supplies." "Don't put a bee on a leash." "Do not put your sister in the yard sale just because she cries a lot." Page after page of priceless advice earned through years (usually about ten) of experience. Oh, and "Beans aren't fruit. You can't trust grown-ups with anything!"

Booker T. Washington was one of the first nationally recognized African American leaders after the Civil War. He was born to a slave woman in Virginia, who then took him as a young boy to West Virginia after the emancipation. Booker became a leader in education heading the Tuskegee Institute for more than 30 years and working with other universities. He advocated a moderate approach to elevating the African Americans through education and business, but worked behind the scenes to change di...