history of booker
Where was he born?
Virginia
What type of education did he favor?
Industrial education
Why were people against women going to college in the northeast and south?
They were viewed as dangerous and college would lead them to bear weak children
Where did he go to college?
Wayland Seminary
Who did Booker have a famous debate with?
W.E.B. Du Bois
In the midwest/west what did women establish in some high schools?
Female sports teams
What book did he write?
Up From Slavery
What was his famous debate about?
Whether the fight for civil rights should be more agressive or more passive
What kind of universities opened their doors to women?
State and African American colleges
What was he the first leader of?
New Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
Why did later civil rights activists critique him?
For adhering too much to what white people wanted
How did co-ed universities affect women's relationships with men?
When men were hostile women created coping strategies, when men were friendly they created strong bonds