Historedia
Person

Booker T. Washington

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1881–1882

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Booker T. Washington, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Tuskegee Institute opens in Alabama

    1881–1882

    Role: Founding President

    1. 1881-1882 · Tuskegee, AlabamaEarly Fundraising and Expansion

      Washington and assistant principal Davidson raised funds from Massachusetts donors, enabling a farm purchase and school construction, while in 1882 Washington separately bought a 100-acre plantation.

    2. 1881-07-04 · Tuskegee, AlabamaOpening of the Tuskegee Institute

      The Tuskegee Institute opened on July 4, 1881, in Tuskegee, Alabama, as a normal school for Black teachers, initially using a donated church room.

Sources

  1. Tuskegee University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
  2. Booker T. Washington Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17