Early Life
What is his mother's name?
Jane
How old was Booker T. Washington when he went to college?
16
Who was opposed to Booker T. Washington's movement ?
W.E.B. Du Bois
What were the years of the two cases Booker T. Washington supported ?
1903 & 1904
How long did Booker T. Washington protest last ?
He worked from 1895 until his death in 1915
What is Washington's birthday?
April 5, 1856
Who taught Booker T. Washington to read?
Viola Ruffner
What year was Booker T. Washington's movement ?
1880 to 1915
What are the names of the 2 court cases Booker T. Washington was involved in ?
Giles & Rogers
Where were Booker T. Washington's protest ?
Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana
What is Booker's birthplace?
Hale's Ford, Westlake Corner, VA
What is Washington's way for paying for school?
He worked as a janitor for the institution
Who helped lead Booker T. Washington's movement with him ?
Andrew Carnegie
What were the details of the Giles case ?
Giles: Washington quietly supported the Giles cases of 1903 and 1904 that took on black oppression.
Who organized the Booker T. Washington protest ?
Tuskegee Institute
What was Washington's first job?
Working in the salt mines
How did Booker get to the Hampton Normal Agricultural Institute in Virginia?
He walked 500 miles from home
Where was the major place Booker T. Washington's movement took place ?
Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.
Why did he pick these cases ?
The message of his writings and speeches was for the success of blacks through achieving economic stability through education.
What is the speech Washington was criticized for?
What is the T in Booker T. Washington's name?
Taliaferro
Why couldn't Booker T. Washington attend school as a child?
Laws prohibited education of slaves.
What motivated Booker T. Washington to start his movement ?
What were the details of the Rogers case ?
Rogers: The Supreme Court ordered the retrial because qualified blacks had been deliberately kept off the jury.
Where the citizens of Booker T. Washington protests peaceful ?