Booker T. Washington

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was Booker T. Washington born?April 5, 1856
2. When did Booker T. Washington die?November 14, 1915 (age 59)
3. Where was Booker T. Washington born?Hale's Ford, Virginia, USA
4. What is the career?Educator, author, orator, founder, and influential civil rights strategist
5. Who was Booker T. Washington?Booker T. Washington was a leader who helped Black Americans build schools and businesses. He was born in 1856 in Virginia and was freed during the Civil War.
6. What was the Tuskegee Institute?The Tuskegee Institute was a school in Alabama where Washington was the first principal. Students helped build the campus and learned useful trades.

Accommodationism: A strategy advocating for Black people to focus on economic progress and defer demands for political and social equality.
Atlanta Compromise: Booker T. Washington's 1895 speech proposing a strategy for Black advancement through vocational training and economic self-help.
National Negro Business League: An organization founded by Washington to promote Black entrepreneurship and support Black-owned businesses.
Racial Uplift: A philosophy and movement aimed at improving the social, economic, and cultural standing of Black people.