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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04466.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1900s |
| Title | To the editor of the Independent - regarding the Tuskegee Negro Conference |
| Date | 9 February 1909 |
| Author | Washington, Booker T. (1856-1915) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Washington, founder and principal of the Tuskegee Institute, expresses appreciation for any reference made within the Independent regarding an upcoming meeting of the Tuskegee Negro Conference, held at the Tuskegee Institute. Does not note the name of the editor. Written on Tuskegee Institute stationery. |
| Subjects | Progressive Era African American History African American Author Education Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Washington, Booker T. (1856-1915) |
| Place written | Tuskegee, Alabama |
| Theme | African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | According to an address he gave several weeks later, on 23 February 1909, at Carnegie Hall, Washington felt that his experiences at the Conference "convinced [him] that in meeting and solving these practical problems of daily life, that the Negro is succeeding, and the best type of white people in the South are helping him to succeed." |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |