awesomepeoplereading:Washington reads. schomburgcenter:Booker T. Washington, black community lea
awesomepeoplereading: Washington reads. schomburgcenter: Booker T. Washington, black community leader, head of Tuskegee Institute, and political advisor died in Tuskegee of heart failure on November 14, 1915. Washington, placing an importance on education, supported himself with odd jobs from a young age. He graduated from Hampton in 1875 as a model student. In 1881, the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, now known as Tuskegee University, was founded. Under Washington’s leadership, it became one of the top schools in the nation. Washington, one of the principle African American leaders of the late 19th and early 20th century, often clashed in philosophies with W.E.B. Du Bois, who criticized Washington for his views that considered racial subservience “a necessary evil.” Washington also founded the National Negro Business League in 1900. His ideologies emphasized the importance of educational and economic advancement of the black community. [Image Photo Credit: LOC PPOC] -- source link