A Pomeroy Foundation Hometown Heritage History Marker will be installed by the City of Washington in the next few weeks to commemorate Dr. Washington's visit at the Opera House. Many thanks to W. G.

Booker T. Washington delivered his famous “Atlanta Compromise” speech, advocating for gradual economic and social advancements in race relations in the Reconstruction-era South. Other figures like W.

Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The state’s Booker T. Washington Commemorative Commission held a meeting Tuesday to discuss plans for a new monument. Franklin County is where Booker T. Washington was born and ...

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph ...