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                                            Booker T. Washington
                                            Born 1856 - Died 1915

1.  What job did Booker T. Washington's mother do on the plantation?

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2.  What was Booker's job on the plantation when he was a boy?

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3.  Where did his family go when the slaves were freed and left the Burrough's plantation?

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4.  What kind of work did Booker and his brother, John,  do in the new location?

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5.  Under what conditions did his parents allow Booker to attend Mr. Davis' school?

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6.  How did he get the last name of "Washington"?

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7.  How did Mrs. Ruffner help Booker?

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8. How did he demonstrate to Mrs. Ruffner that he was an honest person?

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9.  How did he prove himself to the lady principal at Hampton School?

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10.  What did the students at Tuskegee Institute do besides study their lessons?

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11.  How many times was he married? 

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12.  Why do you think his friends paid for a trip to Europe for Booker and his wife?
       Who did they visit while they were there?

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