Booker T. Washington (Noun)
Meaning
United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Booker T. Washington's autobiography is considered a classic of American literature.
- The Tuskegee Institute was founded by Booker T. Washington in 1881 to provide education and training to African Americans.
- Booker T. Washington's philosophy of gradual improvement and accommodation was popular among many white Northerners.
- Booker T. Washington believed in self-reliance and industrial education as the keys to African American advancement.
- Booker T. Washington traveled extensively throughout the rural South, giving speeches and raising funds for the Tuskegee Institute.