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Makemkv 1.10.4 registration key5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() He married his first wife in the African Zion Church, the oldest African-American Church in Kanawha County, where he also taught Sunday school. Washington returned to Malden and taught both regular school and Sunday school for many African-Americans in the town. He so thoroughly cleaned a recitation room that the admitting matron knew he was serious about his education.Īfter graduating from Hampton, Mr. The lessons he learned in Malden secured a place at Hampton Institute. Washington left Malden at the age of 16 to attend Hampton Institute in Virginia. He later said that he couldn't pass a piece of paper in the street, or an untidy yard, without wanting to pick it up or clean it. Ruffner that he learned the puritan ethics of hard work, cleanliness and thrift that he carried throughout his life. Viola Ruffner, for whom he worked for many years. Washington learned to read, first self-taught from a blue back speller his mother secured for him, then from a young African-American man who taught the first black school in Malden. Washington learned the many life lessons that he used in his later years when he built Tuskegee Institute and with his work for the betterment of the condition of African-Americans. They came to join Jane's husband, Washington Ferguson, who had found work in the saline mines after the war. Washington, his mother Jane Ferguson, his brother and sister walked over 250 miles from Franklin County, Virginia to Malden. Washington, his ideals, and the town of Malden.Īn educated African-American leader, whose influence stretched from three United States presidents to across the nation, made his boyhood home in Malden, West Virginia.Īfter the Civil War, Booker T. Washington Institute continues to plan and implement many ideas and programs focused on Booker T. Washington Boyhood Home, the African Zion Church, the Norton House and Cabin Creek Quilts occur regularly and can be scheduled at any time for any number of participants. Woodson a lamplight Vesper Service in the African Zion Church the opening of Black History Month at the State Capitol with WV's First Lady and other dignitaries. Jerry Wood and Reverend Christopher Wood, discussing the impact of the Civil Rights Movement History Alive! Character Presentations: Booker T. Washington's mother in his boyhood cabin Selma and Beyond: Impact on a New Generation with Reverend Dr. Some of the programs held by the Institute have included Cooking in the Cabin with Miss Jane, a portrayal of Mr. ![]() Washington Institute has held a number of programs and receptions. Washington Institute of West Virginia State University was formed to provide the backbone to make the agreement work. Washington's Boyhood Home and the ideals he stood for. Washington Association, the Midland Trail, and Cabin Creek Quilts Cooperative signed an agreement to work together to promote Booker T. ![]() In 2000, West Virginia State College, the Booker T. As a Freedom Station, WVSU's mission is to educate the public about the global context of slavery and the historic struggle in West Virginia to abolish human enslavement, secure freedom and equal rights for people of all cultures, and promote dialogue in the ongoing struggle. West Virginia State University (then College) officially became a host institution for a Freedom Station on the National Underground Railroad program in September 2003. ![]() WVSU Freedom Station on the National Underground Railroad Washington's influence on the fledgling school began. A site was chosen in Institute, which was then known as Piney Grove. The second Morrill Act of 1890 dictated that the governor and legislative body of West Virginia establish such a school in their state. Washington's Influence on West Virginia State University An educated African-American leader, whose influence stretched from three US presidents to across the United States, made his boyhood home in Malden, West Virginia.īooker T. ![]()
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