jun 1, 1881 - Booker T. Washington creates Tuskegee University
Description:
A normal and industrial school led by Booker T. Washington in Tuskegee, Alabama. It focused on training young black students in agriculture and the trades to help them achieve economic independence. Washington justified segregated, vocational training as a necessary first step on the road to racial equality, although critics accused him of being too "accomodationist".Added to timeline:
Date:
jun 1, 1881
Now
~ 144 years ago