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In all, the state approved nine markers. One of those calls attention to a 1924 law that was used to erase the existence of Native American tribes in the state, something that has since been ...
Tuskegee celebrates its 114th anniversary on July 4, with the HBCU's unique legacy and connection to other Black institutions ...
Tuskegee University, founded on July 4, 1881, commemorates its 144th anniversary today. The institution began as the Tuskegee ...
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Before there was Oprah Winfrey, there was Madam C.J. Walker. The daughter of former slaves, Walker grew up an orphan toiling ...
Use your brain!” If you had a dime for every time a teacher, parent or supervisor told you that, you’d be rich. Stop fooling ...
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FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - It’s been 160 years since the emancipation of Booker T. Washington; a Franklin County native born into slavery, who became a monumental figure in African American ...
Janie holds Washington, founder of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and advocate of black entrepreneurship, among many other accomplishments, in high esteem. So she asks, “Booker T.?
Also to Provide Life Income for Mr. and Mrs. Washington -- Philanthropist Has Been Giving $10,000 a Year to the Institute. Share full article April 24, 1903 The New York Times Archives ...
Booker T. Washington, left, was taken to the top of Mount Rubidoux by Mission Inn owner Frank Miller, right, when the educator and former slave visited Riverside on March 22, 1914.
Booker T. Washington was a noted orator and educator who established the Tuskeegee Institute in Alabama. Credit: Corbis via Getty Images; Oscar White ...