Character Building (an African American Heritage Book) - Hardcoverby Booker T. Washington (Author) In Character Building are thirty seven addresses that Booker T. Washington gave before students faculty and guests at the Tuskegee Institute. These addresses take the form of timeless advice on a number of subjects. Very motivational and uplifting. Washington was constantly and often bitterly criticized by his contemporaries for being too conciliatory to whites and not concerned enough about civil rights. It would not