The person who dreamed of starting a school for Black children was Booker T. Washington. He founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in 1881, aiming to provide vocational education and practical skills to help African Americans improve their economic status and social standing in post-Reconstruction America. Washington believed in the importance of education as a pathway to empowerment and self-sufficiency for Black individuals.
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