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Booker T. Washington is born a slave on the Burroughs’ Plantation.
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Booker T. Washington
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*Washington’s name appears on Burroughs’ property inventory. His value is $400.00
Washington’s name appears on Burroughs’ property inventory. His value is $400.00 -
*The Civil War ends and Washington becomes one of the four million slaves to be emancipated. During the fall, Washington sets out for Malden, WV with his mother (Jane), and two siblings (brother, John and sister, Amanda) to start new life with stepfather,
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*Washington graduates from the Hampton Institute with honors.
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*Washington teaches school, in his hometown of Malden, WV, while helping his brothers (John, and adopted brother James) pay their tuition for the Hampton Institute.
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At age 25, Washington opens the Tuskegee Institute in an old church.
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Washington delivers The Atlanta Address at the Cotton States and International Exposition, urging citizens of both races to work together toward social peace.
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The Story of My Life and Work, Washington’s first autobiography, is published.
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Washington’s most successful autobiography, Up from Slavery, is published.
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Washington dies at home in Tuskegee, Alabama.When Washington passes, Tuskegee Institute has grown to have more than 100 buildings, a faculty of 200 (offering instruction in 40 trades and professions), and an endowment of $2 million. His legacy continues a
