| An advocate of strong vocational education for black Americans, Booker T. Washington founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, now called Tuskegee University, in Alabama in 1881. In the face of racial violence during the late 19th century, Washington advised blacks to stop demanding equal rights and simply get along with whites. His willingness to accept segregation and inequality in exchange for economic advancement drew criticism from other black leaders, notably W. E. B. Du Bois of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). |
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