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): Bill Roberts (athlete) • Diamond Dallas Page • Emperor Go-Fushimi • Fernando Germani • Francesco Laparelli • Jack Clement • John Beecher (ice hockey) • Jules Ferry • Julien Boutter • Karin Roßley • Peter Grant (music manager)
Born in the same month (April 1856): Arthur Shrewsbury • Granville Woods • Jean Moréas • Joseph Ward • Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington • Philippe Pétain