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Booker T. Washington
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Born a Slave
Booker T. Washington was born a slave in Virginia -
Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation The Emancipation Proclamation takes effect. It ordered that all slaves within the rebellious states shall be free -
Attending Hampton University
Hmapton University Booker T. Washington attends Hampton University in this year. -
Establishing Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee University Booker T. Washington establishes the Tuskegee Institute at age 25. He does this because he wants black people to have an oppourtunity to get an education -
Atlanta Exposition
Atlanta Compromise Booker T. Washington delivers a speech at the Atlanta Exposition. He advocated vocational-industrial education for blacks as a means to improving southern race relations -
"Up From Slavery"
Up From Slavery book Booker T. Washington published an autobiography "Up From Slavery". In this book he tells about his journey from growing up as a slave to an educator. The purpose of this book is to inspire black people to get an education and succeed in the middle class. -
Summoned to the White House
Booker T. Washington is summoned to the White House by President Theodore Roosevelt to be an advisor for him. At that time no African-American had been invited to a dinner in thirty years. -
Date of Death
National Park Service Booker T. Washington Booker T. Washington passes away in Tuskegee, Alabama from high blood pressure.
