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(EDUCATION—WASHINGTON, BOOKER T.)
An Act to Amend an Act
to Establish a Normal School for Colored Teachers at Tuskegee.
5 pages. Large
4to (8
3
/
4
x 11 inches) manuscript copy of an Alabama State Legislature document (H.R.
333, No. 222) with several edits and corrections on Tuskegee letterhead. Secretarial, and
unsigned. Obtained from and with a letter of provenance from the estate of Booker T.
Washington’s great-great-granddaughter, Robin Washington Banks, attesting to the prove-
nance of this document and others.
Tuskegee, circa 1883
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An amendment to the original 1881 act establishing Tuskegee by the Alabama State Legislature. The
changes in the act provide for free education to all who would commit to teaching in the rural schools
of the state for a period of two years following graduation, and certification. There are several correc-
tions in the text regarding the apportionment of funds. A note at the end of this document reads
“Approved February 16, 1883.”
EDUCATION
LOTS 248-259