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Booker T. Washington Birthplace KP-14 |
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 Picture Courtesy of Garry Thompson
 Picture Courtesy of Garry Thompson
Booker T. Washington was born a slave on the nearby Burroughs plantation on April 5, 1856. He was graduated from Hampton Institute in 1875 where he became an instructor. Because of his achievements as an educator, he was selected to establish a normal school for blacks in Alabama, which later became the Tuskegee Institute. Recognized as an orator and author of “Up From Slavery,” he exerted great influence both in the Republican Party and as humanitarian for the benefit of his fellow blacks. He died November 14, 1915
Department of Conservation and Historic Resources - 1987
Route 122 at the entrance to the Booker T. Washington National Monument Franklin County Virginia
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