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Plan Your Visit

Everything you need to know to plan your visit to Booker T. Washington National Monument.

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A Birthplace That Experienced Slavery

Learn how slavery, the Civil War, and emancipation touched the land that is now Booker T. Washington National Memorial.

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Measure of a Man

Watch and share a 13-minute video focusing on the life and legacy of Dr. Booker Taliaferro Washington.

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The Atlanta Exposition Speech of 1895

Read the text of Booker T. Washington's most famous speecch.

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Last updated: September 27, 2021

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Mailing Address:

12130 Booker T. Washington Highway
Hardy, VA 24101

Phone:

540 682-0173

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