1. Lydia Johns, Randalyn Groves, and Bobby Adkins
Booker T. Washington
Lydia Johns, Randalyn Groves, and Bobby Adkins

2. Who was he?
One of the foremost African-American leaders in education in civil rights of the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Born in 1856 and lived until 1915

3. His childhood & Education
Born into slavery in Virginia, with no father
Wanted to have an education, but slaves weren’t allowed
Granted his freedom after Civil War
Moved to West Virginia with his mother
At age 9, forced to work in the salt furnace instead of go to school
Got up extremely early just to learn how to read and write (by himself)
Took the name of his stepfather, Washington
Age 10, he became a houseboy for the wife of a mine owner
She saw his intelligence and gave him an hour of schooling day for 2 winters

4. Youth & Continued Education
1872 (age 16): walked 500 miles to Hampton Normal Agricultural Institute in Virginia
Worked as a janitor to pay his tuition
Earned a scholarship based on his passion and hardwork
The founder of the Institute, Armstrong, became Booker’s mentor
Graduated from Hampton in 1875 with high marks

5. Teaching Career
Between ‘75 and ‘79, taught grade school in Malden, Virginia
‘79 to ‘81 taught at the Hampton Institute
1881: Alabama legislature approved $2,000 for a "colored" school
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (now known as Tuskegee University).
Armstrong was asked to pick a white teacher, but instead recommended Booker T. Washington

6. Tuskegee Under Washington
Became a leading school in the country
100 well-equipped buildings; 1,500 students; 200-member faculty teaching 38 trades/professions
Booker taught this philosophy: if African Americans worked hard and got financial independence and cultural advancement, they would win acceptance and respect from the white community

7. What is his importance in Education?
He controlled the flow of funds to black schools and colleges.
Influenced students of color and believed that they can get an education if they work for it
Insisted that industrial education would enable them to lift themselves up by their bootstraps and escape the trap of sharecropping and debt.

8. Interesting Facts First African-American man on a U.S. postage stamp.
The "T" stands for Taliaferro which was a name given to him from his mother.
Booker called famous plant scientist George Washington Carver, to teach at his school.
He held his first classes in a church in his new college
His father was a white plantation owner. Whom he never met.
He wrote a book about his life called “Up From Slavery.”
He was the first African-American man who was invited to the White House, not counting servants.

9. Work Cited https://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_people_booker.html

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