Many people recognize the name, but few know the man.
Despite his West Virginia roots and importance as the foremost African-American leader and educator of his time, Washington remains an enigma to many West Virginians. That surely will change later this month when a nearly 200-mile trek in Washington's memory begins near Roanoke, Va., and winds its way to the West Virginia Capitol building in Charleston. Averaging nearly 20 miles a day, it will feature a horse-drawn wagon and Booker T. Washington scholar Joseph Bundy, who has portrayed Washington since 1992. He greatly influenced education, especially technical colleges. Bundy, a 1976 Marshall University speech and theater graduate, dons period clothing, and, as if by magic, slips into the skin and era of another man.