| Show BOOKER T washington DEAO DEAD noted leader of negro race suffers nervous breakdown tuskegee ala booker T wash ington foremost teacher and leader tit bf the negro race died early sunday at his home here near the tuskegee institute of which aich he was founder and president hardening ot of the ar teries following a nervous breakdown caused death tour four hours after dr washington arrived from new york doctor washington was born in slavery near Ha Hale lesford stord va in 1857 or 1858 after the emancipation ol of his race he moved with his family to west virginia when he was w as able to scrape together sufficient money tr to pay his stage coach fare to hampton va he be entered general armstrongs school for negroes and worked his way through an academic course graduating grad dating in 1875 later he be became a teather leather in the hampton institute where he remained until 1881 when vohen he be organized the in du school for negroes at tuske gee to which he devoted most of his hia attention during the remaining years of his life the institute started in a rented shanty church today it owns acres of land in alabama and has nearly buildings valued at |
