Groovy Adventures : National State Parks Directory : National Monuments : Virginia
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- Booker T Washington National Monument - Located in Hardy, Virginia. On April 5, 1856, a child who later called himself Booker T. Washington, was born in slavery on this 207-acre tobacco farm. The realities of life as a slave in piedmont Virginia, the quest by African Americans for education and equality, and the post-war struggle over political participation all shaped the options and choices of Booker T. Washington.