When President Theodore Roosevelt welcomed the country's most visible Black man, Booker T. Washington, into his circle of counselors in 1901, the two confronted a shocking and violent wave of ...

The Franklin County native was born into slavery and rose to become a prominent figure for African American education.

Booker T. Washington's impact on the African-American community was significant and will never be forgotten, according to Tyrene Wright, Ph.D. From developing ...

The Booker T. Washington National Monument is commemorating 160 years since his emancipation. The event showcases how the monument is bringing Washington’s story to life through reflection ...

In his new book, "Teddy and Booker T: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality," Brian Kilmeade writes of how Theodore Roosevelt invited intellectual and former slave Book T ...

Target swiftly yanked a children’s book from its Black History Month display after a customer noticed that it mislabeled Black icons like Booker T. Washington, Carter Woodson and W.E.B. Du Bo… ...

Booker T. Washington was known as one of the great African American reformers of the late 19th century. He founded the renowned Tuskegee Institute meant to help Black people freed from slavery ...

The McKinney center in Jonesborough putting together an exhibit of the former Booker T. Washington school in the county.

The Booker T. Washington Recreation Center has served as the Sapulpa community center for more than 50 years. Before that, it was a school for the African American community during segregation.

Booker T. Washington High School in Southwest Atlanta. The first public high school in the state of Georgia for African American students, which opened in 1924. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - It’s been 160 years since the emancipation of Booker T. Washington; a Franklin County native born into slavery, who became a monumental figure in African American ...