Booker T. Washington at the Fiftieth Anniversary celebration of Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Booker T. Washington at the Fiftieth Anniversary celebration of Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Booker T. Washington at the Fiftieth Anniversary celebration of Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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A postcard showing Booker T. Washington standing with faculty during the 50th Anniversary of the founding of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, on June 9, 1915. Booker T. Washington was a surprise speaker at the proceedings, delivering an eloquent address that spoke to the theme of the transformation of the freedman which had occurred in the fifty years since the schools founding in 1865.
Is a part of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute History Collection. University Archives and Special Collections, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, George C. Gordon Library, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.wpi.edu/+library
