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Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an African American political leader, educator and author. He was one of the dominant figures in African American history in the United States from 1890 to 1915.
Washington was born into slavery in Franklin County, Virginia. At the age of 9, he was freed from slavery and moved with his family to West Virginia, where he learned to read and write while working at manual labor jobs. At the age of sixteen, he went to Hampton, Virginia to Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, now Hampton University, to train as a teacher. In 1881, he was named as the first leader of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. He was granted an honorary Masters of Arts degree from Harvard University in 1896 and an honorary Doctorate degree from Dartmouth College in 1901.
Washington received national prominence for his famous Atlanta Address of 1895, attracting the attention of politicians and the public as a popular spokesperson for African American citizens. Although labeled by some activists as an "accommodator", his work cooperating with white people and enlisting the support of wealthy philanthropists helped raise funds to establish and operate dozens of small community schools and institutions of higher education for the betterment of black persons throughout the South.
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There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up. - Booker T. Washington
MarketingDuck2 (The Duck's Friend) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:43:01 -0000
There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up. - Booker T. Washington
"no race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem." -Booker T Washington
Anahlise (Anahlise Whiting) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:12:44 -0000
"no race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem." -Booker T Washington
The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts.-Booker T. Washington
BorisVondros (Boris V) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:51:03 -0000
The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts.-Booker T. Washington
Character, not circumstance, makes the person.-- Booker T. Washington
takinyou2thetop (Matt Michaels) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:38:15 -0000
Character, not circumstance, makes the person.-- Booker T. Washington
"You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals." ~ Booker T Washington
CareerEnhancer (Sharon Lindberg) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:38:09 -0000
"You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals." ~ Booker T Washington
#factsaboutme I was also the 1st ever black female drummer/percussionist at Booker T Washington High School 1987-1991
RedMonetMizrahi (Red Mizrahi) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:31:21 -0000
#factsaboutme I was also the 1st ever black female drummer/percussionist at Booker T Washington High School 1987-1991
African American Odyssey: The Booker T. Washington Era - Detailed Library of Congress exhibit on Washington's life, work, and influence on American culture.
Booker T. Washington - Hyper-linked biography of Washington with comments on his life by contemporaries.
Booker T. Washington - Biographical sketch from National Park Service.
Booker T. Washington - Pictures, biography, history, quotes.
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Booker T. Washington: Address To Atlanta Exposition, 1895 - Speech on a better approach to healthy race relations.
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Free Online Library - Booker T. Washington - Creator of the Tuskegee University, read about the life of Booker T. Washington and his work Up From Slavery
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Images of American Political History: Booker T. Washington - A photograph of Washington.
In the Liberal Tradition: Booker T. Washington - A short biography from the Acton Institute.
PAL: Booker T. Washington - Washington bibliography at Perspectives in American Literature.
The Hardwick Bill - Interview with Washington in the Atlanta Constitution, 1900.
The Rediscovery of Booker T. Washington: Lessons for Black History Month - Article by Daniel Hager from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
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