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Booker T. Washington. By Olivia. Booker T. Washington Biography. He was born April 5,1856. He died November 14,1915. His mother was named Jane she was a slave. His father was an unknown plantation worker. Education. In 1872 he entered the Hampton Agricultural Institute.
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Booker T. Washington By Olivia
Booker T. Washington Biography • He was born April 5,1856. • He died November 14,1915. • His mother was named Jane she was a slave. • His father was an unknown plantation worker.
Education • In 1872 he entered the Hampton Agricultural Institute. • As a kid he did not go to school because is black.
Contributed or influenced • He wrote a book. • He was an educator for blacks. • He was also an African American civil rights leader.
Famous Quote • “To hold a man down, you have to stay down with him”
Two interesting facts • He was the first African-American to be invited to the White House. • At age 16 he walked from Malden, West Virginia to Hampton, Virginia to go to college.
Two interesting facts • He was the first African-American to receive an honorary degree from Harvard. • He was the first African-American to have his face on a U.S postage stamp and even had his face on a half-dollar.
Websites • Google • Wikipedia
