Booker T. Washington

By Nick Romatowski

This page creates an adventure story starring your student or your child. He or she travels back to West Virginia in 1872 to meet the famous African-American educator, Booker T. Washington, as he is leaving to start his education at Hampton Institute.

Turn on your speakers to hear "Battle Cry of Freedom"

Directions to create this story or book

Music Credits

Background Music: "Battle Cry of Freedom", from "Martial Music of Camp Dupont", recorded on "Martial Music in the Age of Lewis and Clark" by Randolph Cabell. This Banjo tune still was played during the time of this story. The Banjo was a popular instrument with African-Americans when they had time to relax. Synthesized by Randy Cabell, 2004. Music used by permission.

Illustration Credits

Illustrations used without permission, for educational use only. Some illustrations have been edited for this application.

1. pixBar= "images/BrownFuzzyLine.gif" alt="Brown Fuzzy Line" MSN Clip Art
2. Music= "music/Freedom.mp3" loop="10" Randy Cabell
3. pixCov= "images/BTW-Color.jpg" alt="Color Portrait of Booker T. Washington" http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/race/art/washington.jpg
4. pix1= "images/HistoryHat.gif" alt="A red History Hat." MSN Clip Art
5. pix2= "images/BTWHouseWVA.jpg" alt="Washington Home in Malden , W.VA" http://docsouth.unc.edu/washstory/washin.html
6. pix3= "images/BTW-drawing.jpg" alt="Drawing of Booker T. Washington." http://docsouth.unc.edu/washstory
7. pix4= "images/BTW-School.jpg" alt="School for Colored Children in West Virginia " http://fivay.org/education2.html
8. pix5= "images/BTW-Charcoal.jpg" alt="Charcoal drawing of Booker T. Washington" http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/dreamteam/bookerwashington.html
9. pix6= "images/HamptonInstitute.jpg" alt="Virginia Hall at Hampton Institute" http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/virginia/hampton/hampton.html
10. pix7= "images/BTW-Class.jpg" alt="Booker T. Washington teaching a class" http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/scott
11. pix8= "images/BTWashington.jpg" alt="Portrait of Booker T. Washington" http://www.templeton-interactive.com/lest3a.htm
12. pix9= "images/Map-Virginia.gif" alt="Map of Virginia http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-578002-map_of_virginia-i
13. pix10= "images/BTW-walking.jpg" alt="Drawing of Booker walking to Hampton ." http://docsouth.unc.edu/washstory

Page created August 9, 2005. Anne Pemberton. Updated Wed, 10-Sep-2008 . AP.

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