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Who Was Booker T. Washington?
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Learn how a slave became one of the leading influential African American intellectuals of the late 19th century.
African American educator, author, speaker, and advisor to presidents of the United States, Booker Taliaferro Washington was the leading voice of former slaves and their descendants during the late 1800s. As part of the last generation of leaders born into slavery, Booker believed that blacks could better progress in society through education and entrepreneurship, rather than trying to directly challenge the Jim Crow segregation. After hearing the Emancipation Proclamation and realizing he was free, young Booker decided to make learning his life. He taught himself to read and write, pursued a formal education, and went on to found the Tuskegee Institute--a black school in Alabama--with the goal of building the community's economic strength and pride. The institute still exists and is home to famous alumnae like scientist George Washington Carver.
African American educator, author, speaker, and advisor to presidents of the United States, Booker Taliaferro Washington was the leading voice of former slaves and their descendants during the late 1800s. As part of the last generation of leaders born into slavery, Booker believed that blacks could better progress in society through education and entrepreneurship, rather than trying to directly challenge the Jim Crow segregation. After hearing the Emancipation Proclamation and realizing he was free, young Booker decided to make learning his life. He taught himself to read and write, pursued a formal education, and went on to found the Tuskegee Institute--a black school in Alabama--with the goal of building the community's economic strength and pride. The institute still exists and is home to famous alumnae like scientist George Washington Carver.
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“Reading another “Who Was” book with my niece, I was glad she chose a relatively unknown American to many people. Booker T. Washington was born into slavery and with determination and grit was able to get an education and became one of the most famous teachers in our country. Starting Tuskegee University was one of his huge accomplishments, but I believe his work giving speeches about equal rights and building relationships with political power figures, like Teddy Roosevelt, during the Jim Crow era helped changed the landscape for blacks in the South. I was a little disappointed that the book didn’t go into much detail with the conflict Booker had with W.E.B. Dubois and how this conflict started a new movement of equality in our country, but overall very informative book for elementary aged students.”
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