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In a service of hymns, prayers, and reflection, Dr. Bernard Lafayette delivered a sermon on the biblical call to go the second mile, linking it to the Civil Rights Movement and emphasizing dignity, nonviolence, and transforming adversity into moral strength.
Seven pages of typed biographical information on Monroe N. Work, with many edits written in pencil. Undated, but latest date listed is 1932. "For Miss [Jessie] Parkhurst" is written on one page.
Charles Clinton Spaulding, born in 1874, rose from a farm boy in North Carolina to leading the largest black insurance company, the North Carolina Mutual and Provident Association.
Meeting of the first hospital in Macon County Alabama for negroes. Within this photo is the first principle of Tuskegee Institute, Booker T. Washington, and Dr. John A. Kenney.
Dr. Luther H. Foster, fourth president of Tuskegee University, highlights Booker T. Washington's life and legacy, emphasizing his administrative strength, humanitarian commitment, and systemic problem-solving amid personal sacrifice, with his impact seen as even more profound when understood within the challenges of his time.
Hattie Simmons Kelly, James W. Williams and Leloa Belton being interviewed for a docmentary on Booker T. Washington and his achievements with Tuskegee University.
Interviewing Leola Belton, James W. Woodson and Dr. Luther Foster on Booker T. Washington, the creation of Tuskegee Institute, and the philosphy of his life.
Image of BTW monument on Tuskegee University's campus. The statue was commissioned by Booker T. Washington High School's principal, Charles Lincoln Harper in 1927. The sculptor of this statue was Charles Keck.
Black and white image of Booker T. Washington giving a speech in the old chapel building. Some notable figures are Andrew Carnegie and William H. Taft.
Booker T. Washington welcomed the Liberian Commission to the United States in 1909. This photograph shows the Commissioners seated from left to right: Charles B. Dunbar, G. H. Gibson, a former president of the Republic of Liberia, J. J. Dossen, a former Vice President of the Republic.
A letter from the university’s fourth president, Dr. Luther Hilton Foster, to Charles G. Gomillion, asking him to serve as Chairman of the Division of Sciences in the College of Arts and Humanities at Tuskegee University.
A letter from Rev. Ralph Abernathy to Chaplain Wynn expressing sorrow for the loss of the chapel and offering to be the Youth Day Speaker on 04/11/1957.
A letter form the Charles G. Gomillion to Mrs. L.E. Carter thanking her for allowing the children’s choir to sing this pact Tuskegee Civic Association meeting.
