Booker T. Washington died on November 14, 1915, of “elevated hypertension.” He had been in New York and, upon learning that he had little time left, was able to board a train to Tuskegee to ...

Booker T. Washington was born into slavery. As a small child, he would wish that he could go into the schoolhouse and learn to read. After enslaved people gained freedom, Booker's step-father ...

The Booker T. Washington Foundation is set to induct its 2025 Ring of Honor this Friday. Foundation Board Member Rebecca Marks-Jimerson and Booker T. Washington Head Basketball Coach Greg Nash ...

Booker T. Washington’s visit to Coleman College in Gibsland, according to The Guardian-Journal, “was the first visit the famous (Black) reformer ever made to this section and his coming was a ...