The Life Of Booker T. Washington
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Booker T. Washington was a great influence for the black community.
The efforts this man put to become such a wonderful leader were incredible.
Booker T. Washington was a man that started up from scratch. He grew up as
a Black slave, who did not have much choices in life. He was born in
Virginia i ....
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.... prove to them that we are socially capable of taking care of
ourselves. He said the way we do this is make successful businesses we get
educated and get into politics. For these beliefs that Booker believed in
is why he was called "The Great Compromiser." Many white ex-slave owners
began to respect Bookers notions. Not only was he becoming acknowledged by
the Blacks but now also by the whites. Booker T. Washington was being
secretly funded by great industrialists like Andrew Carnegie and John ....
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