Booker T. Washington Visit to Pensacola, 1912
Dates
- Digitized: 1912
Summary Note
Report of Booker T. Washington's trip to Pensacola, from The Washington Bee (Washington, DC; an African-American newspaper), March 9, 1912. Article notes appearance at Pensacola Opera House, audience of 2,000 Negroes, and 800 whites in the balcony, introduction by Pensacola Mayor Frank Reilly, and Dr. Washington's comments, party, and local arrangements.
Rights Statement Note
Photographs and images may not be sold, marketed, or used for commercial applications without express permission from the University of West Florida. Researchers may use photographs and images from these collections provided credit is given to the University Archives and West Florida History Center, UWF Libraries, Pensacola.
Physical Description Note
Digital clipping from digitized newspaper, The Washington Bee, March 9, 1912.
Contributor Note
Contributor: Added by Dean DeBolt, 14 September 2015.
- African Americans--Florida--Pensacola Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pensacola (Fla.)--Blacks Subject Source: Local sources
- Washington, Booker T.
- Washington, Booker T.--Pensacola Visit, 1912 Subject Source: Local sources
Repository Details
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