Booker T. Washington

About Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington National Monument preserves the birthplace and childhood home of the influential African American educator and civil rights leader. Managed by the National Park Service, the site includes a reconstructed tobacco farm that represents the plantation where Washington was born into slavery in 1856. The monument features living history demonstrations, walking trails, and exhibits that tell the story of Washington's rise from slavery to become founder of Tuskegee Institute. It provides insight into 19th-century farm life and the early experiences that shaped one of America's most prominent educators.