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Portia Marshall Washington Pittman (June 6, 1883 – February 26, 1978) was the daughter of Booker T. Washington and Fannie Smith Washington. Pittman was the first African-American to graduate from the Bradford Academy in Bradford, Massachusetts .
- American
- Portia Marshall Washington, June 6, 1883, Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.
- Bradford Academy
- February 26, 1978 (aged 94), Washington, D.C., U.S.
May 1, 1995 · Portia Pittman was a musician and teacher, and the daughter of Booker T. Washington. She studied piano in Europe, taught at Tuskegee and Dallas, and campaigned for her father's legacy.
Portia Washington Pittman was a Black musician and teacher who was the only daughter of Booker T. Washington and Fannie Smith. She taught music at Booker T. Washington High School in Dallas, TX, and chaired the education department of the Texas Association of Negro Musicians. She also led a 600-voice choir at the National Education Association convention in 1927 and campaigned for her father's Virginia birthplace to be a national monument.
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She discovered Portia Washington Pittman in the early 1990s while researching and writing the history of Fairmount Heights, an early Black community in Prince George’s County where Portia and her husband, architect Sidney Pittman, lived; Ms. Pearl has continued research into Portia Washington’s fascinating life and musical career.
Feb 27, 1978 · Music Teacher, Daughter Of Educator, Dies at 94. Portia Washington Pittman. February 27, 1978 at 12:00 a.m. EST. Portia Marshall Washington Pittman was honored in 1973 with a silver...
Mar 7, 2024 · Booker T. Washington’s daughter Portia Washington Pittman once taught music at the Dallas school named for her father. From her friendship with the daughter...
Feb 27, 1978 · WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (UPI)—Portia Washington Pittman, an educator and pianist who was the. eldest daughter and last living” child of the noted educator Booker T. Washington, died today after a...
