leaders was Booker T. Washington, who preached on progressional reform. Booker T.
Washington was a greatly respected man and had many achievements behind him which led to
his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement.
Booker T. grew up a slave and already had experience with racism. As a child he worked
in coal mines and salt packing plants, to gain money in order to go to school. Many slaves
believed education was the key to African American succession and development. “African
American slaves all wanted a better future for their children, so they decided that school was
needed.” (Taylor page 2). Booker wanted to attend classes were educated African