Booker T. Washington
The admired educator, Booker T. Washington was one of the most important black leaders since the post-Civil War Reconstruction. He was a educator, social activist, and writer. Exploring his history, what he did in life, and how it effects us today would be interesting.
Booker T. Washington was born April 5,1856, near Hale’s Ford, Franklin County, VA. He was the son of an enslaved mother and a white father. His mother’s name was Jane and she belonged to James Burroughs…
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