Booker T. Washington
ISBN
9780756518813
Booker T. Washington is a juvenile nonfiction, non-fiction book by Kristin Thoennes Keller.
About this book
By the time he was 9 years old, Booker T. Washington had already witnessed the horrors of slavery, civil war, and racism. At the age of 16, Washington's lifelong passion for learning was ignited, and when he turned 25, he established the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama. The school was open to African-American students who wanted to learn vocational skills as a part of their education. Washington also became a leading spokesman for the African-American community.
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What genre is Booker T. Washington?+
Booker T. Washington is a Juvenile Nonfiction, Non-Fiction, Juvenile literature, African Americans, Biography book.
What is Booker T. Washington about?+
By the time he was 9 years old, Booker T. Washington had already witnessed the horrors of slavery, civil war, and racism. At the age of 16, Washington's lifelong passion for learning was ignited, and when he turned 25, he established the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama. The schoo...
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Booker T. Washington was written by Kristin Thoennes Keller.