Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Booker T. Washington
Born: April 5, 1856
Died: November 14, 1915 (aged 59)
Bio: Booker Taliaferro Washington was an African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community.
Known for:
- Up from Slavery (1901)
- The Future of the American Negro (1899)
- Character Building (1902)
- My larger education (1911)
- The Negro Problem (1903)
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