Booker T. Washington

Where was Booker T. Washington born?

• Hale's Ford, Virginia

• New Orleans, Louisiana

• Birmingham, Alabama

• Atlanta, Georgia

What was the name of the plantation where Booker T. Washington was born?

• Davis Plantation

• Johnson Plantation

• Smith Plantation

• Burroughs Plantation

What was the name of the school Booker T. Washington attended as a child?

• Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute

• Fisk University

• Howard University

• Tuskegee Institute

In what year was the Tuskegee Institute founded?

• 1875

• 1890

• 1905

• 1881

What was the original name of the Tuskegee Institute?

• Tuskegee Normal School for Colored Teachers

• Tuskegee School for African Americans

• Tuskegee University

• Tuskegee College

What was the main goal of the Atlanta Compromise?

• Promote racial harmony and economic progress for African Americans

• Maintain the status quo of racial segregation

• Achieve political equality for African Americans

• Encourage African Americans to return to Africa

What was the significance of Booker T. Washington's speech at the Atlanta Exposition?

• It advocated for the immediate end of racial segregation and discrimination.

• It outlined his philosophy of racial accommodation and called for economic cooperation between African Americans and white Americans.

• It proposed a plan for African Americans to establish their own separate society.

• It called for the complete assimilation of African Americans into white society.

What were some of Booker T. Washington's major contributions to African American education?

• Writing influential books on African American history

• Founding the NAACP

• Advocating for desegregation of schools

• Establishing the Tuskegee Institute, advocating for vocational training, and promoting self-help and economic independence for African Americans.