Booker T.
Was a practical man.
He said, Till the soil
And learn from the land.
(Booker Taliaferro Washington) (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915)[ ]  was an African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community.
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