On the 4th of July, 1881 American educator and author Booker T.
Washington (5th April, 1856 - 14th November, 1915) became the first
leader of the Tuskegee Institute, a teacher training college for
the Black community, in Tuskegee, Alabama. Traditionally such
positions were held by whites, but Washington, born into slavery to
a black mother and white father, successfully showed strong vision
and leadership, combined with a determination that his students
would learn the skills to make them self-reliant.
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