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He was born a slave in Virginia. He became free from the emancipation proclamation. His family moved to West Virginia where he got a secondary education. After that, he taught classes and researched law.

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He studied law at the Hampton Institute and went on to found and teach at  "Tuskegee Normal Industrial Institute" in Alabama

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Washington focused on getting a fair education for his people and getting them good jobs so they could have money to be stable.

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"offered an education that will 'keep blacks down on the farm.' " This pleased white men because most whites didn't believe that blacks should get an education.

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Booker's goal was to " ' Union and brotherly affection may be perpetual.' " He wanted people to be able to feel equal and not superior to others based on their skin color.

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Washington made advancements for black people in America

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Washington made advancements for black people in America

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- first African American to be on a postal stamp in 1940,
- first African American to be on a coin (Booker T Washington Memorial Half-Dollar)
- Harvard gave him an honorary "Masters of Arts" degree

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Washington having a postage stamp is a big deal during the time of extreme racism

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How did this help our knowledge of the book "The Raisin in the Sun."

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How did this help our knowledge of the book "The Raisin in the Sun."

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This helped us because we knew that in the world during this time such as  the equality of the black men and black society was slowly getting better.This also helps us see how much certain people cared about their heritage and wanted to make it better for everyone just like Beneatha did. Also it helps us because on page 103 it says "Well-- I always thinks like Booker T. Washington said that time-- 'Education has spoiled many a good plow hand' " and then later on Johnson says "Well -- he was one of our great men." In these quotes knowing back ground information about Washington helps us better understand this because we know why Johnson would have brought him up in a conversation about Walter being a servant while driving people around. Since he was a former slave and now was trying to get the slavery to end and have more equality it made since.

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Louis R. Harlan, Booker T. Washington, 2 vols. (1972, 1983), with Raymond W. Smock, eds., The Booker T. Washington Papers, 12 vols. (1972-); August Meier, Negro Thought in America, 1880-1915 (1963).

This is a scholarly source because:
- It is written by an expert

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Bush, Lawson. “Washington, Booker T. (1856-1915).” Washington, Booker T. (1856-1915) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed,

This source is scholarly because:
-The author is an expert
-It has really reliable citations and sources
-website is an organization dedicated to black history

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Schaub, Diana. "Booker T. Washington and the Promise of Racial Reconciliation." The Heritage Foundation, 13 June 2016, Louis R. Harlan, Booker T. Washington, 2 vols. (1972, 1983), with Raymond W. Smock, eds., The Booker T. Washington Papers, 12 vols. (1972-); August Meier, Negro Thought in America, 1880-1915 (1963). Accessed 7 Nov. 2018.

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-It is written by a college professor.
-It cites its sources.