| Full Name |
Booker T. Washington |
| Date of Birth |
1856 or 1857 |
| Place of Birth |
Franklin County, Virginia |
| Date of Death |
14 November 1915 |
| Place of Death |
Tuskegee, Alabama |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
United States |
| Education |
Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute (now Hampton University) |
| Profession |
Educator, orator, author, founder of Tuskegee University |
| Years of Activity |
Late 19th century - early 20th century |
| Brief Information |
Booker T. Washington was a prominent African American educator, orator, and advisor to presidents. He was the founder and first principal of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (now Tuskegee University). Washington advocated for vocational education and economic self-sufficiency for Black Americans in the post-Reconstruction South. |