B. T . W was Born of white father and slave mother.

Lived on plantaion in
virginia. He doesnt know his family except mom and siblings.After the
emancipation of procalamtion his family move to malden. He worked in the
salt-frnaces so did his older brother !ohn and his step-father. his step father
did not allow him to go to school becase he said he was great "nancial
vale. basically better at this trade . he was only able to go to night school.
he reali#ed alot of things going to school he had one name booker$ he need
two like the others at school so he made p his last name washington. he
later learned his mom gave him two names booker talaferro so he made his
fll namer booker talaferro washington. moved then to worst virginia
worked in coal-mine. dangeros condition in the mines. overheard man
talking abot a college called hampon institte provided to all race that
taght stdents trade and indstrial and liberal arts. lived with mrs r%ner for
a bit before heading to hampton . he worked for her she showed him many
things.
started heaing for hampton faced many di&clties on the way there. when
train stopped at a hotel the ppl there refsed o let him in. he reali#ed for the
"rst ime the color of his skin mattered. when he reached hampton he had no
money. he was hngy tired bt never discoraged. slept on a sidewalk.
helped nloading a ship for a captain the captiain hired him case he was
really good. saved p enogh money so he cold begin his edction at
hampton. his entrance examinnation was to clean to recitation room. he
passed the head mary f. mackie teacher was ama#ed she gave him a !ob as a
!anitor and this allowed him a way to pay for boacrding at the school. he met
general armstrong . armstrong got morgan to pay his tition and board
becase of how hard h worked doing !anitor. booker believed he shold do his
!b t the greatest so his services wold be indispensible. at hampton yo had
to have clean clothes$ booker worried becase he didnt $ bt the teacher seen
how hard he stddied and believed he was meant to scced gave him some
second-hand clothes.