Booker T Washington
Booker T. Washington
April 5, 1856, – November 14, 1915
Booker T. Washington was born on April 5, 1856 and died on November 14, 1915. Washington was born into slavery with his black slave mother and his white father on a farm in southwestern Virginia. Before Washington moved his way up to the Hampton Roads he worked several menial jobs. However, when he got to the Hampton Roads he worked his way through school which is now known as Hampton University and attended college at Wayland Seminary. Throughout the years 1890 to 1915 Washington was the most dominant figure in the African American community in the United States. He was seen as a popular spokesperson for African American citizens he represented the last black leaders born into slavery. Throughout the last twenty years of his life, he maintained this standing through a nationwide network of core supporters in many communities, including educators, ministers, and businessmen, especially those who were black. Washington was......
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