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From slave to Teacher

Explore the remarkable life of Booker T. Washington, from his early days as a slave during the Civil War in Malden, West Virginia (1886) to becoming an influential educator at Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. Learn about his groundbreaking "compromise" speech at the cotton States Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia (1895) and his impact on African American education. George Washington Carver and the legacy of progress through education and industry are also highlighted.

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From slave to Teacher

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  1. From slave to Teacher

  2. HisEarly life

  3. Civil War

  4. Malden, West Virginia (1886)

  5. In Hampton Institute Booker graduated with honors in 1875

  6. Hislater life

  7. Tuskegee Normal and IndustrialInstitute 1881

  8. George Washington Carver

  9. The “compromise” speechat the cotton States Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia (1895)

  10. Honouring Booker

  11. “I had the feeling that to get into a schoolhouse and study would be about the same as getting into paradise.” – Booker T. Washington

  12. “He lifted the veil of ignorance from his people and pointed the way to progress through education and industry.”

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