Washington
This Day in History: Booker T. Washington was born
(WDBJ) – April 5, 1856:
Booker T. Washington was born in Franklin County, Virginia.
Washington would later gain fame for championing humanitarian efforts for African Americans, establishing the Tuskegee Institute, a school for African Americans, in 1881.
Gray Media, parent company of WDBJ7, is celebrating the upcoming 250th birthday of the United States of America with a year-long look at our country called “We the People”.
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