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About this Book:
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Slave - Teacher -Principal - Attorney 1858-- 1941-
Come read between the lines and get to know this man of vision, Benjamin Franklin Booth.
Born into slavery but determined not to have the mindset of a slave, Booth became a teacher, principal, and a distinguished attorney in the deep South.
He achieved law success without a formal Law school education to represent clents locally in Memphis, and all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States. and enjoy a full career of 54 years as an attorney.
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About the Author:
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Mary E. Booth, grandaughter of B. F Booth heard stories from family members and after careful archival research has developed a presentation to reveal a warm caring human being honored by his profession.
Mary lives in Tempe Arizona. She has enjoyed the warm weather for 9 years.
Born in Buffalo New York and lived iin Albany N.Y.for many years, retired from the communications industry, she has been a realtor and broker as well in Ny and AZ. This is her first book, hopefully not the last.
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Book Review:
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As reviewed by New York Times best-selling, author Ellen Tanner Marsh
How do we measure the the greatness of a life? Documenting it is one way to honor a person, and in B. F. Booth, The Legacy, author Mary E. Booth tells the story of her amazing paternal grandfather, Benjamin F. Booth. And what a story it is ! A former slave and a teacher, Booth began his stellar career in 1885 as a distinguished attorney-- without any formal training at a law college. An advocate for civil rights, he practiced successfully for over half a century.......
Mary Booth has crafted a stirring true-life tale of a man who was not only the longest practicing attorney in Memphis, Tennessee, but also the only practicing Black attorney in Memphis for a three-year period. From humble beginings, he reached astounding heights, and this important and beautifully documented book is a stirring legacy.
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