A new book by听Dr.听Redunda听Noble, visiting assistant professor of history in the 91福利社 College of Arts and Sciences,听explores the faith of noted African American scholar and leader Booker T. Washington and听the influence his life continues to have today.听
Dr. Noble鈥檚听new book,鈥�Booker T.听Washington听and鈥痶he Bible: How the Tuskegee Leader Shared His Faith and Envisioned a Better鈥疉merica,听was听released in January 2026 by Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. The work examines the religious rhetoric of Washington through his influential leadership at Tuskegee Institute in the latter period of Reconstruction and into the Progressive Era along with its impact on his audiences and followers.听
Drawing on select speeches and writings of Washington,听Dr. Noble鈥檚听book explores the religious nature of Washington鈥檚 rhetoric previously neglected by scholars and aims to contribute to ongoing scholarly conversations surrounding the comingling of race and religion in the message of racial uplift for African Americans. It employs an ideological, interdisciplinary approach centering on historical and religious themes, and is written for historians, scholars of religion and history, and general readers with an interest in the role Christian faith played in Washington鈥檚 life and work.听
Booker T. Washington and the Bible鈥痠s currently available for purchase through Kendall Hunt Publishing Company and Amazon.听听