Show BOOKER HOUR T washington DEAD noted leader of negro race suffer suffers nervous breakdown tuskegee gee ala bocker bwker T wash ivash ington foremost teacher and leader of the negro race tiled died early sunday at his home here near the tuskegee institute of which be was founder and president hardening of the ar teries following a nervous break breakdown doNn caused adeata four hous hours hou s after dr washington arrived from new york doctor INns washington hington w was 18 born in slavery near hanesford Ha leaford lesford va in 1837 1857 or 1838 1858 after the emancipation of bis his race ho be with hist hi family to west virginia when he was as able to together sufficient moner to pay his stage coach fare to fla hamiton mlton va hb hr entered general armstrongs school tor for negroes and worked his way through an acad academic emle course graduating in 1875 later he became a teacher in the hampton institute where he remained until 1881 1981 when he organized the in du school for negroes at rjake gee to which he devoted most of bis his attention during the remaining years of hia his life the started in i rented shanty church today it owns ons acres of land in alaba alabama ma and has nearly buildings valued va aued at |