Ford's Toxiclegacy.Com

[acmejack]

This was a really fine piece. The linked site is a knock out too!

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One block from the White House, on 15th Street, embedded in the sidewalk, in front of The Old Ebbitt Grill, is a bronze medallion honoring the life of Booker T. Washington.

The medallion has a picture of Booker T. and reads:

"As an influential African American, living in a time of escalating segregation, Booker T. Washington negotiated a course between accommodation and progress in advocating greater civil rights for blacks. His philosophy of 'request' not 'protest' allowed him to gain the respect of presidents and politicians, but sometimes alienated those of his own race. Washington believed education was a cornerstone for the advancement of blacks and his efforts to raise money for his beloved Tuskegee Institute helped secure its well-deserved reputation as a leading educational institution for African Americans."

"My life work is the promotion of education of my race." -- Booker T. Washington.

Sponsored by Ford Motor Company.
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http://www.commondreams.org/views05/1027-23.htm