Booker T Washington

Booker T Washington
Booker T Washington [Booker T Washington]
(Booker Taliaferro Washington 1856–1915) a US teacher, born into a slave family in ↑Virginia. In 1881 he started Tuskegee Institute (now ↑Tuskegee University) for black students. He encouraged African Americans to achieve economic independence before fighting for equal rights, and for this he was sometimes criticized. The best known of his many books is Up from Slavery (1901), the story of his own life.

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  • Booker T. Washington — Born Booker Taliaferro Washington April 5, 1856(1856 04 05) Hale s Ford, Virginia, USA …   Wikipedia

  • Booker T. Washington — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Booker T. Washington Booker Taliaferro Washington (5 de abril de 1856, 1858 ó 1859 14 de noviembre de 1915) Fue un educador, orador, cohesor y líder de la comunidad negra estadounidense. Fue liberado de la esclavitud …   Wikipedia Español

  • Booker T. Washington — (1903) Booker Taliaferro Washington (* 5. April 1856 auf der Burroughs Farm, Hale’s Ford, Franklin County, Virginia; † 14. November 1915 in Tuskegee, Alabama) war ein US amerikanischer Pädagoge …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Booker T. Washington — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Washington. Booker T. Washington Booker Taliaferro Washington (5 avril 1856 à …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Booker T. Washington — noun United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856 1915) • Syn: ↑Washington, ↑Booker Taliaferro Washington • Instance Hypernyms: ↑educator, ↑pedagogue, ↑pedagog …   Useful english dictionary

  • Booker Taliaferro Washington — noun United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856 1915) • Syn: ↑Washington, ↑Booker T. Washington • Instance Hypernyms: ↑educator, ↑pedagogue, ↑pedagog …   Useful english dictionary

  • Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts — Location 2501 Flora St. Dallas, TX 75201 Information Type Secondary Motto To provide intensive training in the arts and academics …   Wikipedia

  • Booker T. Washington High School — refers to several schools in the United States named after the African American education pioneer Booker T. Washington: * Booker T. Washington Magnet High School in Montgomery, Alabama * Booker T. Washington High School (Tuskegee, Alabama) in… …   Wikipedia

  • Booker T. Washington High School (Houston, Texas) — Booker T. Washington High School Official name Booker T. Washington Senior High School …   Wikipedia

  • Booker T. Washington Middle School — refers to several schools named after the African American education pioneer Booker T. Washington:* Booker T. Washington Middle School (Baltimore) Baltimore * Booker T. Washington Middle School (Newport News) Newport News, Virginia * Booker T.… …   Wikipedia

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