Booker T Washington
/ˌbʊkə tiː ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/
/ˌbʊkər tiː ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/
- Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856-1915) a US teacher, born into slavery in Virginia. In 1881 he started Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) for black students. He encouraged African Americans to achieve economic independence before fighting for equal rights, and for this he was sometimes criticized. The best known of his many books is Up from Slavery (1901), the story of his own life.
布克·塔利亚费罗·华盛顿 (Booker Taliaferro Washington,1856-1915 年) 是一位美国教师,出生于弗吉尼亚州的奴隶家庭。 1881 年,他为黑人学生创办了塔斯基吉学院(现为塔斯基吉大学)。他鼓励非裔美国人在争取平等权利之前先实现经济独立,为此他有时受到批评。他的众多著作中最著名的是《摆脱奴隶制》(Up from Slavery,1901),讲述了他自己的生活故事。