Econ Ed Link: Booker T. Washington:"fifty Cents and a Dream"

Young Booker T. Washington had a dream. That dream was to use the resources at his disposal to earn the money necessary to get an education that would allow him and others to become financially secure. This lesson based on the picture book Fifty Cents and a Dream: Young Booker T. Washington by Jabari Asim challenges young students to make connections between history and economic concepts.