In 1913 the famous African American activist and educator Booker T. Washington left Tuskegee, Alabama, to begin a speaking tour around the United States. The ultimate goal of this tour was to raise funds for the Tuskegee Institute in order to educate more young African Americans. Continue reading BOOKER T. WASHINGTON’S VISIT TO SPOKANE
Booker T. Washington was born into slavery and rose to become a leading African American intellectual of the 19 century, founding Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (Now Tuskegee University) in 1881 and the National Negro Business League two decades later. Continue reading Profile: Booker T. Washington (1856-1915)
Booker T. Washington Delivers the 1895 Atlanta Compromise Speech Continue reading Booker T. Washington Delivers the 1895 Atlanta Compromise Speech
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