Newspaper clippings about Booker T. Washington, 1899-1915.

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Newspaper clippings about Booker T. Washington, 1899-1915.

Newspaper clippings including information about Washington's speech at the Auditorium in Brattleboro, Vt.

1 folder (4 items) : port. ; 24 x 30 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8198658

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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...