Booker T. Washington Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Contact Details, Wife, Children, Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Booker Taliaferro Washington
NICK NAMES
Booker T. Washington
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Saturday
BIRTHPLACE
Hale's Ford, Virginia, United State
DIED AT AGE
59 Years 7 Months 9 Days
DEATHDATE
November 14, 1915
DEATHPLACE
Tuskegee, Alabama, United State
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
ARIES
Physical Stats
CHEST
N/A
BICEPS
N/A
WAIST
N/A
HEIGHT
N/A
WEIGHT
N/A
Booker T. Washington Family Members
Parents
FATHER
Some sources says his father was Washington Ferguson while other says that he never knew his father who was a white man and never gave any emotional or monetary support to Brooker.
Booker T. Washington Marriage, Affairs and Children
SPOUSE
Fannie N. Smith (1882-1884)
Child(ren) of Booker T. Washington and Fannie N. Smith
SPOUSE
Olivia A. Davidson (1886-1889)
Child(ren) of Booker T. Washington and Olivia A. Davidson
Ernest Davidson Washington
SPOUSE
Margaret Murray Washington (1893-)
Fame & Address
DEBUT
FAMOUS FROM/AS
ADDRESS
United State
More Information
Some Lesser Known Facts About Booker T. Washington
- He became the first American-African who got the invitation from the white house and to build this there was no counting of slaves.
- He always said that "I don't want white men as brothers-in-law, but I do want them as brothers".
- His blood pressure was two times increased than a normal person. at the age of 59, he was fainted because of exhaustion and later moved from New York to Tuskegee where he died afterward.
- In 1896 from Harvard, he received his honorary degree and became first American-African who receive this degree.
- When he came to Hampton Institute then he was very dirty, poor, and hungry. The head of teacher Miss Mackie feel bad for him and she told him to sweep the floor then 3 times he swept it, mopped it and also wash the walls. With this work, she was so impressed by him that she let him work his own in school as a janitor.
- He never met his father who was a white plantation owner because he born as a slave.
- He also got achievements in life like he was the first African-American who has a face on a limited-circulation U.S. a half dollar and also on a U.S. postage stamp.
- He was the last person who was born in slavery after that he fought against the slavery.
- With help of Max Bennett Thrasher, Timothy Fortune, and Robert E. Park during his lifetime, he has published 5 books.
- Did Booker T. Washington takes alcohol? NA.
- Was Booker T. Washington in the habit of Smoking? NA.
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