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Jun 12, 2024 · The Booker T. Washington National Monument is holding a Juneteenth event to commemorate this day. John Mitchell, Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist, and Betsy Haynes, Park Ranger,...
3 days ago · On October 19, 2009, WVSU dedicated a monument to Booker T. Washington. The event took place at WVSU's Booker T. Washington Park in Malden, West Virginia. The monument also honors the families of African ancestry who lived in Old Malden in the early 20th century and who knew and encouraged Washington.
Jun 17, 2024 · On Saturday, June 15th, a Celebration of Freedom event was held at Booker T. Washington National Monument offering a gospel music concert, food vendors and tours of Booker T. Washington.
Jun 19, 2024 · Booker T. Washington remembered his mother “was standing by my side, leaned over and kissed her children, while tears of joy ran down her cheeks. She explained to us what it all meant, that this was the day for which she had been so long praying but fearing that she would never live to see."
Jun 10, 2024 · The Friends of Booker T. Washington National Monument have announced the launch of the Booker T. Washington Legacy Builder Award. This initiative seeks to encourage actions that are just as relevant today as they were in Washington's lifetime.
Jun 17, 2024 · Booker T. Washington National Monument will host its annual Juneteenth celebration Saturday at the park in Hardy. The free event is open to the public from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will...
5 days ago · Booker T. Washington was an educator and reformer, the first president and principal developer of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, now Tuskegee University, and the most influential spokesman for Black Americans between 1895 and 1915.
