Booker T. Washington, born into slavery, became a prominent educator, author, and civil rights leader. As a founder of the Tuskegee Institute, Washington emphasized practical education, the ...

It’s been 160 years since the Emancipation of Booker T. Washington; a Franklin County native born into slavery, who became a ...

Booker T Quotes “Everyone deserves a second chance. That's just the way I am”. “People say, 'Respect your elders,' but I always go, 'Respect your young people because they are our future”.

Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. ... Teddy Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington can teach today's Americans how to overcome ... And he could forget about education.

Theodore R. Johnson’s Feb. 29 op-ed, “These giants of Black history are forever linked,” noted that Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois differed widely on the type of education they ...

Booker T. Washington was one of the most influential Black leaders of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Here are a few facts about this innovative educator.

BOSTON, Nov. 22.-Booker T. Washington said to-night regarding the recent lynching of a negro in Colorado that the same class of people who begin to break the law by lynching a negro will soon ...

For more information about the Auburn High School and Auburn Junior High School after-school programs at the Booker T. Washington Community Center, or to enroll a child in one of them, call (315 ...

Booker T. Washington, left, was taken to the top of Mount Rubidoux by Mission Inn owner Frank Miller, right, when the educator and former slave visited Riverside on March 22, 1914.

Booker T. Washington High School on the west side of Atlanta is celebrating its 100th birthday. It was named after the activist and educator who was born into slavery. It opened Sept. 24, 1924.

Gabrielle Maes, now a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School, acknowledges she made a few mistakes in life. “My education was challenged by moments of poor judgment, yet these experiences ...

The Booker T. Washington Golden Eagles defeated LBJ Austin 76-56 in Bryan on March 4 2025, to advance to the UIL 4A state champtionship.