Quote by: Booker T. Washington

I knew that, in a large degree, we were trying an experiment--that of testing whether or not it was possible for Negroes to build up and control the affairs of a large education institution. I knew that if we failed it wold injure the whole race.


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Author Bio


  • NameBooker T. Washington
  • DescriptionAfrican-American educator, author, orator, and advisor
  • AliasesBooker Taliaferro Washington; Booker Washington
  • BornApril 5, 1856
  • DiedNovember 14, 1915
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionEducator; Writer; Autobiographer; Educationist