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Booker T. Washington was a strong supporter of vocational education for black people (in those days called "Negroes"). At a time when many white people believed Negroes were naturally inferior and should not be educated, Washington became a spokesman for the idea that education would benefit black people and help to lift them out of poverty. That is why he founded a vocational school called the Tuskegee Institute.

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Booker T. Washington was a strong supporter of education, especially vocational education, for black people (in those days called "Negroes"). At a time when many white people believed Negroes were naturally inferior and should not be educated, Washington became a spokesman for the idea that education would benefit black people and help to lift them out of poverty. That is why he founded a vocational school called the Tuskegee Institute.

Booker T. Washington was not as much of an activist as some black leaders of his day wished he would have been: he did not challenge segregation, for example; but he definitely believed black education, while separate, should be equal to what white students received, and he earned praise for his advocacy, and for promoting the idea that every child, no matter what color, deserves a good education.

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Booker T. Washington believed in educating students in vocational trades as opposed to strictly academic pursuits. Washington's Tuskegee Institute taught trades instead of preparing students to do academic work.

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African Americans should concentrate on learning trade skills AP3X

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yes

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