Letter, 1912 April 30, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, to Hamilton Holt.

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Letter, 1912 April 30, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, to Hamilton Holt.

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Sends anouncement of an international conference on Afro-Americans to be held at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama, the first meeting that brings together persons of Afro-American heritage from all parts of the world.

1 p. ; 28 x 22 cm.

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Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (Tuskegee Institute, Ala.)

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Holt, Hamilton

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Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915

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Booker T. Washington was an African American educator and public figure. Born a slave on a small farm in Hale's Ford, Virginia, he worked his way through the Hampton Institute and became an instructor there. He was the first principal of the Tuskegee Institute, and under his management it became a successful center for practical education. A forceful and charismatic personality, he became a national figure through his books and lectures. Although his conservative views concerned many critics, he...