Washington begins working in a salt mine to help support the family. 1872-At 16 years old, ... 1956-The Booker T. Washington Memorial is turned over to the National Parks Service, ...

PROGRAMMING ALERT: On Saturday, December 23, watch "Teddy & Booker T" at 9 pm ET and 2 am ET. Hosted by anchor and author Brian Kilmeade tells the story of how President Theodore Roosevelt and ...

As we move through Black History Month, it is fitting to recognize people like Booker T. Washington who made folks realize that you don't need a fat bank account or a huge commercial space to ...

The comment about Booker T. Washington led me to go back to look at the philosophy and work of Booker T. Washington and the controversies that surrounded him. By Larry Miller Special to ...

Lincoln's Work as Reviewed by Booker Washington; Booker T. Washington on Lincoln. Share full article. By Booker T. Washington. Feb. 7, 1909; Credit... The New York Times Archives.

It is easy to envy Booker T. Washington. One of the most famous and respected men of his time -- white or black -- for 20 years he was the bellwether of progressive race relations in America, his ...

Booker T. Washington, born into slavery, became a prominent educator, author, and civil rights leader. As a founder of the Tuskegee Institute, Washington emphasized practical education, the ...

Booker T. Washington’s Up From Slavery is an inspiring tour de force from an American hero. Among other things, it shows how someone who started with nothing—not even a right to his own person ...

In the centennial year of Booker T. Washington's death, for our 50 Great Teachers project NPR Ed decided to look back at his leadership.

Booker T. Washington High School students from a Dance and Media class worked with the Dallas Center for Photography for capture images of dance. Long lauded for its nurturing atmosphere of ...

One commenter on Kurt Michael Friese’s thoughtful rebuttal (“Not “enjoy,” Ms. Flanagan, respect.”) suggested that Flanagan should read Booker T. Washington’s 1904 book, Working With the Hands.