5. He became a teacher
He was asked by General Armstrong to lead a
school for newly freed slaves
6. Tuskegee Industrial
Institution
Here,newly freed slaves
could get an education
7. African Americans
learned trades at
Tuskegee
Booker believed that
African Americans could
gain economic success
and financial
independence through
education in vocation
8. Under the leadership of
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee became one of
the leading schools in the
country
9. Booker T. Washington
Was a leader, educator, writer, public speaker,
and consultant on racial issues
10. Booker T. Washington
Was a leader, educator, writer, public speaker,
and consultant on racial issues