Booker T. Washington: Founder of Tuskegee University & Champion for Civil Rights | Biography

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 29 лип 2024
  • Born into slavery, Booker T. Washington put himself through school, became a teacher, and founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama (now known as Tuskegee University), which focused on training African Americans in agricultural pursuits. Find out more about his life in this short biography. #Biography #BookerTWashington #BlackHistoryMonth
    Subscribe for more Biography: aetv.us/2AsWMPH
    Delve deeper into Biography on our site:
    www.biography.com
    Follow Biography for more surprising stories from fascinating lives:
    Facebook - / biography
    Instagram - / biography
    Twitter - / biography
    Biography.com captures the most gripping, surprising, and fascinating stories about famous people: The biggest break. The defining opportunity. The most shattering failure. The unexpected connection. The decision that changed everything. With over 7,000 biographies and daily features that highlight newsworthy and compelling points-of-view, we are the digital source for true stories about people that matter.
  • Розваги

КОМЕНТАРІ • 163

  • @cindyrolle6476
    @cindyrolle6476 4 роки тому +32

    Up From Slavery by Washington should be required reading for African Americans. It is a beautiful story of perseverance and success. Truly he was an American Treasure.

    • @mgraymatters
      @mgraymatters 2 роки тому +6

      For all Americans

    • @tommibaker6091
      @tommibaker6091 2 роки тому +2

      Currently about to finish this book, absolutely should be a must read in schools.

    • @camo13310
      @camo13310 2 роки тому +3

      I think it should be required reading for every American.

    • @alphonsomorris793
      @alphonsomorris793 14 днів тому

      My greater education is better

  • @sykhorapeterson8251
    @sykhorapeterson8251 7 років тому +39

    Booker t Washington was a great man who had big ideas 💡

  • @raymondphiri7925
    @raymondphiri7925 2 роки тому +5

    Am a Zambian, I read about Booker.T. Washington and George Washington Carver from the Martin Luther king Memorial Library in Lusaka Zambia about 20 years ago.
    Their stories have left a lasting impression on me as an African.
    Their is alot Africa and the Diaspora can learn from these two selfless African- American men.
    Their stories form the content of Africa and African-American History which should be taught in African and African-Americans school systems.

  • @Anthony039169
    @Anthony039169 9 років тому +83

    Great American hero. Booker t Washington was a doer and extremely practical. His plan today would still work today for black people. Very intelligent man.

    • @olzt100
      @olzt100 6 років тому +6

      Not really. The black community has many thinkers, artists, creators and potential entrepenuers. His method fit people wanting to work for others. But black people wanting to work for others is probably no more than 70 percent of the black American population.

    • @LoryLilyBomber
      @LoryLilyBomber 6 років тому +13

      olzt100 it’s not about what you WANT to do. Most of the people he taught hated the idea of doing physical labor after slavery. But his philosophy is that a nation can only prosper once it acknowledges that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. The race relations in the towns near his school were amazing because the whites had to respect the blacks, who had learned how to do something that was desired and necessary in a way that was excellent. They were needed, and so they HAD to be respected. And many of his students went on to achieve great success.

    • @zoraidagarcia625
      @zoraidagarcia625 5 років тому +7

      @@LoryLilyBomber It's true. And Dr. Vernon Johns, the itinerant pastor who served at the same church in Alabama where Dr. Luther King served after him, also had similar ideas. He believed that black people had to achieve an economic status that would give them that independence they needed. That way, they would not have to pay unfair prices and would have the liberty to sell and buy among themselves, because every Sunday after the Service they had a small market that allowed them a fair economic activity with benefits for them all...and no overprices. Also, Dr. Johns, along with his family, practiced bus protests whenever he observed there was something wrong. And he was very strict with that, because he had that kind of character. That is why he could not stay too long at any church. They did not want him to cause them all that trouble. He was a very interesting figure. In my own country, Puerto Rico, I have witnessed that such is the right practice. The government itself allowed heartless people to convince farmers to leave their farms and even migrate to some states, mainly New York and Hawaii. With its complicity, many, many people left our Island, but without preparation. They were sent in overcrowded ships, without the right attention for food, coat or safety, not to mention that the "system" never allowed them to be prepared concerning language. Some of them died from coldness, because they knew nothing about really cold weather: this is a tropical island. Of course, they never reached their promised destiny. Others became so crazy when they understood that it all had been a lie, that started running through the gigantic crops, without stopping, and never was known anything more about them. Some others commited suicide. Some books say that in Hawaii there was a certain cabin in which several hanged themselves. All of these cases are documented. And all of this tragedy, in order to sell the land to the emporium of monocultivation and to make the Island become an industrial enterprise, just for "progress", as if it were a shame to cultivate the Land, and now the result is that we depend from outside products and food in order to eat, which means that we pay overprices, among other things. I hope that this information can be useful. Best wishes to you all!

  • @Dispondent
    @Dispondent 3 роки тому +22

    Booker T pushing us away from distraction of politics and to be concerned with our economics, because political change always takes eons. Dubois want us to disregard our economic standing and fight for rights. Booker T’s message pushes on onward regardless, beautiful.

  • @TheAfricanKillerBs
    @TheAfricanKillerBs 11 років тому +72

    Truth is, our circumstance as Black People, as a whole, is a multi-level one. On some levels we need a Booker T approach, others we need Malcolm, others we need Garvey...MLK, etc.. EQUATING the entire rise. We fail as a people bcuz we take sides. Sides are PIECES OF THE PUZZLE, we need the WHOLE...They ALL were right! we just haven't found out how to UNITE our differences of approach! UNITY should be OUR religion to reach God or we'll continue to fall, scattered, under the devil & arguing...

    • @peaceseeker9927
      @peaceseeker9927 6 років тому +8

      TheAfricanKillerBs - It would be more accurate to say that they were all PARTIALLY right. That would include Booker T., WEB Du Bois, Garvey, etc. None of them were right in the totality of what they taught and the example that they set. We cannot continue with the parts of their thinking that are not right for us now, and going forward.

    • @mavismoore3503
      @mavismoore3503 3 місяці тому +1

      Amen and well said.

  • @Matthius_xyver833
    @Matthius_xyver833 4 роки тому +5

    Booker T. Washington .. I salute you...

  • @kolins.4356
    @kolins.4356 4 роки тому +12

    I agree with booker t Washington

  • @joyce4815
    @joyce4815 9 років тому +26

    Celebrating Black History Month- Booker T. Washington

  • @johnhahn6455
    @johnhahn6455 6 років тому +22

    Booker T. Washington was awesome

  • @siddharthjoglekar2182
    @siddharthjoglekar2182 4 роки тому +20

    My inspiration....🙏🙏🙏💐 Love and bowing to feet from india.

    • @MightyCole1
      @MightyCole1 4 роки тому

      ... get some help

    • @siddharthjoglekar2182
      @siddharthjoglekar2182 4 роки тому

      @@MightyCole1 why

    • @MightyCole1
      @MightyCole1 4 роки тому

      @@siddharthjoglekar2182 it is not good to bow to people. I didn't mean it badly though.

  • @r3putationkilla567
    @r3putationkilla567 6 років тому +10

    What a legend even was a 5x Wcw champion as well

  • @EnemyNation
    @EnemyNation 3 роки тому +6

    How's that WEB Dubois experiment going for ya.

  • @yuyili3349
    @yuyili3349 9 років тому +24

    Did you know that when Booker T. Washington was 16 year-old he had to walk 500 miles to go to the collage in Hampton. He also had to sleep under a wooden sidewalk when he is going to Hamton.

    • @johnnyblingg
      @johnnyblingg 5 років тому +2

      He was actually 14 when he did that

    • @Cyrax4d
      @Cyrax4d 5 років тому +2

      Yuyi Li 😢😢

    • @samfrancis6468
      @samfrancis6468 4 роки тому +2

      That's a long way to walk to view a collage. Must have been a damned good one.

    • @depreepounds4332
      @depreepounds4332 3 роки тому +1

      @@samfrancis6468 listen to Up From Slavery, his autobiography. 🥰

    • @otiswells1348
      @otiswells1348 2 роки тому

      00⁰⁰00⁰00⁰00000⁰pp]]p

  • @ahmad.tillery.1987
    @ahmad.tillery.1987 5 років тому +5

    What a brilliant man

  • @MrWhitelightning73
    @MrWhitelightning73 8 років тому +5

    Great video! Thanks for posting 😎

  • @DisciplesOnCampus
    @DisciplesOnCampus Рік тому +1

    This is a very helpful video... I wanted to know more about him. THANKS! 😄

  • @williamcraft9923
    @williamcraft9923 10 років тому +47

    there are too many distortions in this presentations, 1. Dr. Washington did not take over a newly built Tuskegee University, Dr. Washington was summoned to Tuskegee and built Tuskegee Industrial and Normal Institute out of nothing.

  • @HOLYLIFEIFY
    @HOLYLIFEIFY 10 років тому +4

    When I was in Black History class in college it was a very cool interesting experience...we studied a bit about the economical development of African Americans. Holy ghost. Terrill T.C a.k.a Relic

  • @texasbassfreak3549
    @texasbassfreak3549 5 років тому +4

    MY hero!!! All that he spoke on rings true today!!!

  • @franko8858
    @franko8858 9 років тому +2

    A lot of information in that short clip. Thanks!

  • @hendo19742
    @hendo19742 3 роки тому +2

    A GIANT AMONGST MEN!👍👍

  • @BloodTar
    @BloodTar 11 років тому +23

    Booker T Washington never used the term "African-American" as this video keeps doing.

  • @hemantakumarpendyala1826
    @hemantakumarpendyala1826 3 роки тому +2

    Super lesson

  • @collinsdarkwa281
    @collinsdarkwa281 2 роки тому +1

    Very Interesting

  • @kenosentity6455
    @kenosentity6455 5 років тому +10

    Should have stuck with T washington's Ideas

  • @michaelwilliamson2255
    @michaelwilliamson2255 6 років тому +18

    I prefer Booker over DuBois.

  • @JaylenPotts-zs2qw
    @JaylenPotts-zs2qw 2 місяці тому

    Booker T Washington was very special and a courageous leader.

  • @TrapMouseTuuns
    @TrapMouseTuuns 5 років тому +3

    Summer, 2016. I am riding in the backseat of one of my dearest friend's automobile. Inside the back pocket of the front passenger's seat was a ragged book: Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington. Since I was more fond of books than he, he let me use it; eventually keeping it.
    February, 2019: Black History Month. To commemorate our integration with so many people, especially those of black or African-American decent, who would become more than just strangers, I would take the time by celebrating this month by reading a chapter each night from this book.
    It was well-worth the read, and can still be relevant through the 21st Century.

  • @subbaraju1854
    @subbaraju1854 5 років тому +3

    It would be a great way how he studied

  • @efrainrodriguez585
    @efrainrodriguez585 6 років тому +1

    I had heard of him when I was growing in my younger days.

  • @ProjectDiamond
    @ProjectDiamond 5 років тому +2

    I go to btw high school in houston tx

  • @greggodfrey556
    @greggodfrey556 3 роки тому +4

    I can’t believe there are people that put a thumbs down on this video 😡

  • @christopherwhalum8624
    @christopherwhalum8624 4 роки тому

    Good facts

  • @echad6259
    @echad6259 8 років тому +3

    great book

  • @patrick5038
    @patrick5038 9 років тому +3

    who wrote this biography

  • @michellecorleone1103
    @michellecorleone1103 8 років тому +3

    God bless

  • @sparkgn
    @sparkgn 8 років тому +3

    Who created biography.com? Plz need help for homework

    • @TranscendentalMental
      @TranscendentalMental 8 років тому

      +Noob Gamer Kid Try doing a whois lookup on the URL it might give you some generic information. Hope that helps man good luck.

  • @lal.6984
    @lal.6984 5 років тому +9

    It's sad because I had heard so much about Booker T. Washington stayed in the projects but had no clue who he was.

  • @Dispondent
    @Dispondent 3 роки тому +1

    That’s right. Stay out of their system and build yourself up.

  • @robinlewis3488
    @robinlewis3488 6 років тому +1

    I read a book when he was growing up and stuff

  • @Dennis-nc3vw
    @Dennis-nc3vw 4 роки тому +2

    The thumbnail looks like Teddy Roosevelt.

  • @OldHoboManYouTube
    @OldHoboManYouTube 6 років тому

    Wow

  • @vanessadorahill292
    @vanessadorahill292 4 роки тому +4

    He was a handsome man.Was that his real name ,Booker t Washington?

    • @lauraeyring4397
      @lauraeyring4397 3 роки тому +1

      He only knew himself as Booker until he went to school. When the teacher asked his name, he made up his last name Washington. Later his mom told him his last name was Taliaferro. So he made his full name Booker Taliaferro Washington.

  • @tammieknuth6020
    @tammieknuth6020 2 роки тому

    Fav but rarely talked about compared to rest

  • @johnpfmcguire
    @johnpfmcguire 5 років тому +2

    We all (HOPEFULLY) reach an age where we stop bellyaching about the status quo and learn that it's far more effective to quietly undermine it. What a typically American tragedy that others are too impulsive (OR TOO VAIN AND ENVIOUS) to agree with what he was doing. And I don't doubt that some of his haters were deliberate misleaders salaried by the elite opposition who felt only too keenly how devastatingly effective Washington's strategy was! After all, unlike us peasants, they ALWAYS think long-term. And despite what the media tells us, this is a nation of laws not of "hearts and minds" which are mercurial by nature. You can't sustain a culture on shallow and exhaustive rhetoric, precisely because of the patently obvious pendulum effect whereby like a lava lamp the subconscious is constantly saying "Nah!".

  • @ricoroza8312
    @ricoroza8312 7 років тому +1

    wow

  • @requix11
    @requix11 6 років тому +4

    He looks like Teddy Roosevelt in the thumbnail.

  • @cynthiastowe931
    @cynthiastowe931 10 років тому +2

    he befriended the founder of what institute?

  • @shannonburke5
    @shannonburke5 8 років тому +9

    I know him in history already!!
    😆

    • @swishy6526
      @swishy6526 6 років тому +1

      Shannon Burke this is not a video to be making jokes this is not a funny thing

  • @jamiescott1779
    @jamiescott1779 9 років тому +12

    I find it interesting that this man died a mysterious death and no one is sharp enough to realize the fact that he was assassinated.

    • @BroadcastDewberrywh3
      @BroadcastDewberrywh3 6 років тому +3

      Jamie Scott How do you know, that he was assassinated?

    • @swishy6526
      @swishy6526 6 років тому +3

      He died because of a heart attack

    • @allenwood3805
      @allenwood3805 4 роки тому

      William Henry Dewberry III he was not assassinated. he was liked by whites because he believed in keeping blacks in their proper "place" beneath the white man

    • @yrretgnortsmra8955
      @yrretgnortsmra8955 4 роки тому +1

      @@allenwood3805 No he did not.

  • @joshuaba
    @joshuaba 3 роки тому

    April 5 1856-November 14 1915
    Age 59

  • @patrickmosley8634
    @patrickmosley8634 3 роки тому

    Big gang okay luv

  • @Shammer1
    @Shammer1 4 роки тому

    the music is annoying

  • @POCOHONTAS1875
    @POCOHONTAS1875 5 років тому

    No one speaks on Trotters involvement

  • @alohemuahya9687
    @alohemuahya9687 5 місяців тому

    Hmmm..eye rockafellow-heem..do recall...our pre-henry ford motors company days..with El Yahweh God of henry ford...and the Low-heem declaration of the great coffee OR tea...staements...thanks

  • @vianeyperez5993
    @vianeyperez5993 6 років тому +1

    Hi

  • @tuffyjewz5609
    @tuffyjewz5609 3 роки тому

    MARCH MADNESS

  • @tyronewade5788
    @tyronewade5788 5 років тому

    Booker T Washington, Marcus Garvey and Elijah Muhammad the best leaders black America ever had

    • @Loveamericasave
      @Loveamericasave 3 роки тому

      Marcus Garvey was influenced by Booker T Washington

  • @lifewithhdes
    @lifewithhdes 5 років тому +1

    Booker T. Washington is my grandma’s uncle I’m not lying

  • @waltermartin6727
    @waltermartin6727 8 років тому +2

    😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

  • @specialagentorange4329
    @specialagentorange4329 6 років тому

    Did he start off as a wrestler or am I thinking of someone else?

  • @tyronewade5788
    @tyronewade5788 5 років тому +14

    Washington had it right....DuBois and all those hybrid high yellas had it wrong

    • @buckeyewill2166
      @buckeyewill2166 5 місяців тому

      William Monroe Trotter was Black.
      Also, those who were in the fight

  • @dan020350
    @dan020350 4 роки тому

    👌🦂💚

  • @stevenrauscher6435
    @stevenrauscher6435 3 роки тому

    Me

  • @ashleydelacruz2184
    @ashleydelacruz2184 2 роки тому

    Booker Washington

  • @tammieknuth6020
    @tammieknuth6020 2 роки тому

    The library

  • @oeautobody3586
    @oeautobody3586 3 роки тому +1

    Super rich lady dressed all fine doingthe commentary, she don't understand what being poor was and is. Bless her heart.

  • @pepperbriggs9365
    @pepperbriggs9365 6 років тому +2

    PEPPER

  • @clhound
    @clhound 6 років тому

    Down with inequality. Now can you dig, that, SUCKAAAAA!

  • @heather-vs9qe
    @heather-vs9qe 5 років тому +1

    Up from slavery book a must read...

  • @carnitos8
    @carnitos8 8 років тому +1

    Whos here from mr,. Thomas' class?

  • @goldweb6304
    @goldweb6304 5 років тому

    0:31 урановая печь

  • @saifchowdhury191
    @saifchowdhury191 8 років тому +3

    ABDULRAHMAN ALI

  • @GoA7250
    @GoA7250 3 роки тому

    2:35 Yes, not by the Conservative left, think about what this means.

  • @Abhinavkumar-og3xd
    @Abhinavkumar-og3xd 7 місяців тому

    Please speak in hindi.

  • @elimuwinn9279
    @elimuwinn9279 3 роки тому

    Booker T. Washington's slavery was of the apprentenship variety. He is probably a relative of President George Washington, whom kept a Native hand around at all time and its now known that he had multiple biracial families with slaves and the Native Aborigine. sometimes families placed their children into this agreement because when the endentured servitude ends, they were well educated and well connected.

    • @Vash16xli
      @Vash16xli 3 роки тому

      His last name wasn't really Washington though so that's probably a reach.

    • @elimuwinn9279
      @elimuwinn9279 3 роки тому

      there is also mulattos ( African/Indian mixes), several racial mixes whose names can lead to specific geneology.

  • @tuffyjewz5609
    @tuffyjewz5609 3 роки тому

    Much love Whoopi Goldberg
    Education equal
    Libration

  • @GoA7250
    @GoA7250 3 роки тому

    A value in a liberal way, what does that even mean?

  • @fightermma
    @fightermma 8 років тому +1

    Booker T Sellington

  • @Rockafellow-HeemElohimGod
    @Rockafellow-HeemElohimGod 7 місяців тому

    Yes when EYE.., Enosh Yahweh Lichen..,ended the " registrar" of These United States...by being both.,unuted and blasphemous..spelling my name LOHEM..from the ENGLISH 1777 dictionary word..." Blasphemy ". and so Henry Ford...could go FORWARD..,the LETTERS..

  • @superniggga2009
    @superniggga2009 2 роки тому

    LOVE russia TM

  • @michaellwalker8748
    @michaellwalker8748 6 років тому

    "While working as a 'servant'" WHAT????? C'mon