Booker Taliaferro Washington

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Booker Taliaferro Washington

Biography Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856-1915)

American educator, author

Was born on 05 apr 1856.
Died on 14 nov 1915, at 59 years old.

Origin country United States

American educator, author and leader of the African American community. He was freed from slavery as a child, gained an education and as a young man was appointed to lead a teachers' college for blacks.

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