Juneteenth events at Booker T. Washington National Monument detail the life of the famous author and orator who was freed in ...

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

Booker T. Washington is expanding its Juneteenth celebration to a three-day event starting June 20 in honor of the 160th ...

The Booker T. Washington Alumni Association is hosting an all years – all-school reunion from July 17-20 to celebrate the ...

17-year-old students became registered to vote ... “We know the history is very prominent within Booker T Washington and what our ancestors did within that school and all over Shreveport ...

His mother gained her freedom when he was nine years old. As a young man, Booker T. Washington worked his way through Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute and attended college at Wayland ...

Booker T. Washington was born into slavery in 1856 ... But in the Spring of 1865, everything would change for nine-year-old Washington. “It’s this spot where the Burroughs’ home once stood ...