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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.
Who was Booker T. Washington? Booker T. Washington was born into slavery in Virginia and freed during the Civil War. He was empowered by trade-focused education to make his own way in life.
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.
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 ...
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).
First African American to be portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp: Booker T. Washington [157] First African-American flag officer: BG Benjamin O. Davis Sr., U.S. Army [158] [Note 9] First African American to earn a doctorate in library science: Eliza Atkins Gleason, from the University of Chicago [159]
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) - Former President George H.W. Bush celebrates his 90th birthday Thursday. A list of the 10 longest-lived U.S. presidents, their age and the day they died, if applicable: 1.
Yahoo Sports had a chance to catch up with Booker T to discuss his legacy as one of the greatest Black professional wrestlers, his transition to WWE and one of the iconic moments of his career.