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Booker T. Washington - Wikipedia
11 Feb 2026 at 3:17am
Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 ? November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, and orator. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the primary leader in the African-American community and of the contemporary Black elite.

Booker T. Washington | Biography, Books, Facts ...
10 Feb 2026 at 1:10am
Booker T. Washington was an educator and reformer, the first president and principal developer of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, now Tuskegee University, and the most influential spokesman for Black Americans between 1895 and 1915.

Booker T. Washington (1856?1915) - Encyclopedia Virginia
11 Feb 2026 at 2:34am
When his teacher asked him for his full name, he responded with ?Booker Washington,? perhaps naming himself after his stepfather (?Wash? was short for Washington) or perhaps associating himself with the first U.S. president, George Washington.

Booker T. Washington - Quotes, W.E.B. Du Bois & Accomplishments
11 Feb 2026 at 9:01am
Booker T. Washington was one of the foremost African American leaders of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, founding the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.

Booker T. Washington: A Visionary Leader in American History
11 Feb 2026 at 6:31am
Born into slavery on April 5, 1856, in Hale?s Ford, Virginia, Booker Taliaferro Washington experienced firsthand the deprivations of slavery and the challenges of emancipation. His mother, Jane, worked as a cook, and his father, an unknown white man, played no role in his life.

Booker T. Washington [ushistory.org]
11 Feb 2026 at 8:18am
One man who took up the challenge was Booker T. Washington. Born into slavery in 1856, Washington had experienced racism his entire life. When emancipated after the Civil War, he became one of the few African Americans to complete school, whereupon he became a teacher.

Booker T. Washington | Tuskegee University
11 Feb 2026 at 1:19pm
From Armstrong, Washington derived much of his educational philosophy. After graduating from Hampton with honors in 1875, Washington returned to Malden to teach. For eight months he was a student at Wayland Seminary, an institution with a curriculum that was entirely academic.



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