bookertwashington

Booker T. Wasington (1856-1915) never had any formal schooling but he built himself up from slavery. In 1881 Tuskegee Institute asked him to be the head of their school. When it started, Tuskegee was extremly small and poor. Washington also realised that black and white people could not live together peacefully. Imformation Provided by America Pathways to the Present Picture Provided by http://www.gardenofpraise.com/images/booker.jpg