Life of Booker T. Washington By cruts.9625@foxc6.org Apr 5, 1856 Bithday of Booker T. Washington Period: Apr 5, 1856 to Nov 14, 1914 Life of Booker T. Washington May 27, 1866 Booker T. Washington got a job as a house boy for Viola Ruffner Jul 4, 1881 Built from bottom up the Tuskegee Normal School for the blacks Apr 12, 1895 His philosphy "Tuskegee Machine" won him support among blacks Jun 24, 1896 Awarded the Honorary Masters Degree from Harvard Sep 5, 1896 Published magezine article "The Awakening of the Negro" Jan 1, 1901 Published "Up From Slavery" about his childhood as a slave Oct 16, 1901 First African American to dine at the white house, invited by Theodore Rosevelt Nov 14, 1914 Death of Booker T. Washington Feb 2, 1930 Militatry selected Tuskegee Institute to teach African American pilots because of their commitment