On this episode of Our American Stories as the great-granddaughter of Booker T Washington the former slave-turned famous educator and founder of Tuskegee University Sarah Washington O'Neal Rush has been influenced by her great-grandfather's rise above slavery his relentless stand on inner strength and his principles on personal development Here she is to tell her story from her book Rising Up From the Ashes as well as her great grandfather's Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]