He died in 1915 and was buried at Tuskegee University in a brick tomb made my students with a view of the campus.

Here's a sampling of quotes from some of Booker's columns ... We were not mean spirited; we didn't hate anybody. We were young Americans who just wanted to buy a hamburger, Coke and slice ...

Booker T. Washington was one of the most powerful ... a reputation for stability and dependability. In a famous 1895 Atlanta address, Washington urged African Americans to "cast down your buckets ...