Question

Explain little background of who booker T Washington is

Answer 1

Answer:

Born into slavery, Booker T. Washington put himself through school and became a teacher after the Civil War. In 1881, he founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama (now known as Tuskegee University), which grew immensely and focused on training African Americans in agricultural pursuits.

Founded: Tuskegee University

Works written: Atlanta compromise, The Story of My Life and Work, Up from Slavery