Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
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)
Booker T. Washington Quotes