Booker T. Washington

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Booker T. Washington, who had been born into slavery, founded the Tuskegee Normal School in Alabama. The school trained Black students in practical skills an…

• 1881 CE

  Tuskegee Institute Founded

  Booker T. Washington, who had been born into slavery, founded the Tuskegee Normal School in Alabama. The school trained Black students in practical skills and became a famous college that still exists today.