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Booker T. Washington


BIOGRAPHY OF BOOKER T. WASHINGTON


This African-American prominent, was well known for his contributions on education for African-American children. Booker T. was born on April 5th, 1856 in Franklin county Virginia. He was raised by his mother, who was a slave that belonged to James Burroughs, a small farmer in Virginia. Brooks Washington got his name from his step-father, who was named Washington Ferguson. Booker’s family moved to Malden, Virginia after the civil war, where he started working as a salt packer at the age of nine. A year after, he started working as a houseboy with the wife of the owner of the salt mines. Mrs. Ruffner encouraged him to keep his education.
Washington entered the Hampton agricultural institute. The principal of the institute was Samuel Armstrong, who was always impressed by how hard Washington worked, paid a wealthy-white-tutor to tutor Washington.
When Washington graduated from Hampton institute, he became a teacher in a small local school.......


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