Booker T. Washington was ... tobacco plantation in Virginia. His mother, Jane, was an enslaved cook for the plantation owner. Washington didn’t know his father, who was white.

The Franklin County native was born into slavery and rose to become a prominent figure for African American education.

Hosted by anchor and author Brian Kilmeade tells the story of how President Theodore Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington faced ... books in a schoolroom," his mother explained, "[is] forbidden ...

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 ...