Booker T Washington

Booker T. Washington an African American was born on April 5, 1856 in Hale’s Ford, Virginia. Booker T. Washington was born into slavery but however he was freed by the Civil War in 1865. Also, Booker T. Washington’s original name was Booker Taliaferro. Washington’s father was an unknown white man and his mother was one of the slaves of James Burroughs. Later on Booker T. Washington’s mother remarried a slave by the name of Washington Ferguson and when Booker was enrolled in school, he took the last name of his stepfather becoming known as Booker T. Washington. However, even though Booker T. Washington went to Franklin County school, he was not there as a student but to carry books for one of James Burroughs's daughters since it was illegal to educate slaves that time. In the summer of 1865, Booker T. Washington migrated with his siblings to Malden, West Virginia to join his stepfather. However, even though Washington’s mother couldn’t read herself, she encouraged Booker T. Washington to read by buying him spelling books. As time went on Washington’s mother also enrolled Booker T. Washington in an elementary school. Encouraged by his teacher Booker T. Washington learned how to read and write but he still wasn’t satisfied, he wanted to pursue his education. At the age of sixteen, Booker T. Washington left Malden and enrolled at the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, in Hampton, Virginia. However, Washington didn’t have enough money to pay for his school fees so he...

Booker T Washington

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