AA250: Booker T. Washington, from enslaved to inspiring educator and orator

Born in 1856, Booker T. Washington was enslaved in Franklin County but was freed at the age of nine, and went on to become an ...
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This Day in History: Booker T. Washington was born

Booker T. Washington was born in Franklin County, Virginia. Washington would later gain fame for championing humanitarian efforts for African Americans, establishing the Tuskegee Institute, a school ...

Quote of the day by Booker T Washington: 'I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position…'

At its core, the quote argues that true success should not be judged only by wealth, fame, power or social status. Instead, Washington believed success is better measured by the challenges, failures ...
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Robert R. Taylor and Tuskegee : an African American architect designs for Booker T. Washington / Ellen Weiss ; with a foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr

Introduction -- Wilmington -- Boston -- Tuskegee before Taylor -- Taylor at Tuskegee -- Cleveland and Alabama, an interlude -- The Director of Industries I -- The Director of Industries II -- The ...