Booker T Washington National Monument

The main crop on the plantation where Booker T. Washington was born was tobacco. This photograph shows a man with draft horses preparing to plow a field.
Booker T. Washington was born a slave in April 1856 on the 207-acre farm of James Burroughs. After the Civil War, Washington became the first principal of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial School. Later as an adviser, author and orator, his past would influence his philosophies as the most influential African American of his era. Come explore his birthplace.
Map showing location of park.
A flyer advertising the 24th Annual Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom
160th Anniversary of the Emancipation of Booker T. Washington and Juneteenth Event
Booker T Washington National Monument will commemorate the 160th anniversary of the emancipation of Booker T Washington with special events June 20-22, 2025.
Tobacco field being plowed by man with two draft horses
Photo by NPS Photo/ VIP Bill Tucker
Back side of kitchen cabin and smokehouse in snow with blue sky and trees
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Four people dressed as enslaved people in front of the fireplace in cabin
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Kitchen cabin with child in green dress in front
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Reconstructed kitchen cabin where Booker T. Washington was born
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Two re-enactors portraying enslaved people sitting in front of fire inside kitchen cabin
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Visitor Center
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Exhibits on outside of visitor center bathrooms
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Booker T. Washington Elementary School (Park Headquarters)
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Park trail and part of pasture
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Horse in barn
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Wagon coming up trail to farm with people
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