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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.
Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of the American educator Booker T. Washington (1856–1915). The book describes his experience of working to rise up from being enslaved as a child during the Civil War, the obstacles he overcame to get an education at the new Hampton Institute, and his work establishing vocational schools like the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama to help Black people and ...
The National Negro Business League (NNBL) was established in Boston, Massachusetts in 1900 by Booker T. Washington. The effort was supported by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie . [ citation needed ] The organization was formally incorporated in 1901 in New York , and established 320 chapters across the United States.
Booker T. Washington giving "Atlanta Compromise" speech Photograph of Booker T. Washington by Frances Benjamin Johnston, c. 1895The Atlanta Exposition Speech was an address on the topic of race relations given by African-American scholar Booker T. Washington on September 18, 1895.
The March on Washington of 1963 is remembered most for the Rev. Martin Luther King ... Many Black faith leaders in the early 1900s supported Booker T. Washington's call for Black progress to occur ...
Booker T. Washington Margaret James Murray Margaret Murray Washington (March 9, 1865 - June 4, 1925) was an American educator who was the principal of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, which later became Tuskegee University .
Trump was elected to Fortune's "40 Under 40" list for her role in the $200 million deal with the US government to redevelop the Old Post Office in Washington, D.C., as well as her work for Trump ...
A major scholarly biography. Norrell, Robert J, 2011. Up from history: The life of Booker T. Washington Harvard University Press; pp 243–63. A major scholarly biography. Norrell, Robert J. (Spring 2009). "When Teddy Roosevelt Invited Booker T. Washington to Dine at the White House". The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. 63 (63).