Booker T. Washington vs Eugene V. Debs
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Compare the life timelines of Booker T. Washington (1856–1915) and Eugene V. Debs (1855–1926) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 59 years, from 1856 to 1915.
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Booker T. Washington (1856–1915)
- — Born into slavery in Hale's Ford, Virginia Verified
- — Freed by emancipation and moved to Malden, West Virginia Verified
- — Studied at Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute Verified
- — Founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute Verified
- — Delivered the Atlanta Exposition address Verified
- — Founded the National Negro Business League Verified
- — Published autobiography Up from Slavery Verified
- — Dined with President Theodore Roosevelt at the White House Verified
- — Died at Tuskegee, Alabama Verified
Eugene V. Debs (1855–1926)
- — Born in Terre Haute, Indiana Verified
- — Began working on the railroads Verified
- — Elected to the Indiana state legislature Verified
- — Founded the American Railway Union Verified
- — Led the Pullman Strike and was jailed Verified
- — Helped found the Socialist Party of America Verified
- — Helped found the Industrial Workers of the World Verified
- — Ran for President as a Socialist for the fourth time Verified
- — Imprisoned under the Espionage Act Verified
- — Died in Elmhurst, Illinois Verified