Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washington was an American educator, author, and orator. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the primary leader in the African-American community and of the contemporary Black elite.
5 April 1856
Born on the same birth day (5 April): Albert R. Broccoli • Doggie Julian • Donald Lynden-Bell • Fighting Harada • Henry Havelock • Indrek Tobreluts • John Wilson (composer) • Mal Colston • Yevgeniy Gavrilenko
Born in the same month (April 1856): Arthur Shrewsbury • Granville Woods • Jean Moréas • Joseph Ward • Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington • Philippe Pétain