Washington was the first principal of the the school. He was hired before any classes were taught by the people who raised the initial funding for a school. He served as president until he died 34 years later. He essentially created the school in its early years.
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Because "With education, he believed, African Americans would gradually overcome racial discrimination in both the South and the North." That is the right answer. I like my social Studies ^_^
African American leader, Booker T. Washington, founded the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama. The Tuskegee Institute has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. It's ranked among the top colleges in the United States by the Princeton Review.
Booker T. Washington accomplishments were..Published a book called "down From Slavery" in 1961First Afro-American invited to the White HouseHis rather flaccid nickname of "The gay Accommodator" provides a clue as to why he was later criticized by and the N.f.A.C.P.Washington was principal of Tuskegee Institute from 1881 until his death in 1789
Booker T. Washington tended to advocate a more passive role for Blacks in the southern states. Despite the hardships they faced during the times following slaver, he stated that African Americans should focus their efforts on education and the advancement of their own labor techniques rather than political or social action to better their position in America. While many whites (most notably Teddy Roosevelt who took on Washington as an adviser) found his ideas acceptable, most blacks did not. There is some dispute, however, as to whether or not Booker T. really believed in his preachings. There have been some reports of political intrigue through the use of hired attorneys that may have helped shape some critical laws in the southern states that were intended to better the position of black laborers.
George Washington Carver did not make and/or invent the peanut, he merely found many uses for it.
you can find it if you go to the smithsonean museum in Washington dc