Booker T Washington was a man...
Booker T. Washington, he founded the Tuskegee institute also.
He believed in vocation education. He founded the Tuskegee Institute, in Alabama. It provided industrial training for African-Americans.
Booker T. Washington founded the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, in order to help further the knowledge of the African American race. However, he also believed strongly in industrial knowledge because he thought that it would help his race more in the long term.
1881
Booker T. Washington lived in Tuskegee, Alabama where he founded the Tuskegee Institute (now known as Tuskegee University) in 1881. He dedicated his life to educating African Americans and promoting vocational training as a means of economic empowerment.
The Tuskegee Institute, now known as Tuskegee University is located in Tuskegee, Alabama. It was founded in 1881 by Booker T. Washington.
Tuskegee Institute was founded by Booker T. Washington. He also wrote the autobiography "Up From Slavery," detailing his life from being enslaved to becoming a prominent educator and leader in the African-American community.
first classes started in 1881
There were a few institutes of learning for African-Americans (at that time known as colored people) established in the early 1800's, but the very first recognized university was Wilberforce University founded in 1856.
Tuskegee Institute
No, but he did head the Agriculture Dept at Tuskegee for many years.