Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1856, Apr. 5 | Born, Franklin County, Va. |
| 1875 | Graduated from Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Hampton, Va. |
| 1878-1879 | Attended Wayland Seminary, Washington, D.C. |
| 1881 | Founded and became the first principal of the Normal School for Colored Teachers at Tuskegee, Ala. |
| 1882 | Married Fannie N. Smith (died 1884) |
| 1885 | Married Olivia A. Davidson (died 1889) |
| 1893 | Married Margaret James Murray |
| 1895 | “Separate as the Fingers” speech, Cotton States and International Exposition, Atlanta, Ga. |
| 1896 | Received honorary degree from Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1900 | Organized the National Negro Business League |
| 1901 | Published Up From Slavery (New York: Doubleday, Page, and Co. 330 pp.) |
| 1915, Nov. 14 | Died, Tuskegee, Ala. |