The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-01-29
Booker I. Washington Birthplace Memorial,
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year upward of $4,000.
19-B Buildings, land improvements nd acquisitions
include $40 additional acres.
The Burroughs plantation on which Booker T.
Washington was born consisted of 16 For purposes
of planned projects and expansion, sufficient acreage
secured to bring the present total Birthplace holdings t
5O7 acres
TO- Constructed and half story modern brick
building; renovated barn (now known as Tuck Hall)
completed alteration and enlargement Virginia Cot
tage, now occupied by workers of the Memorial: reno
waited the Old Burroughs Home which destroyed
by fire in 1880 The estimated loss including the build
ing $150OOO) laid the foundation for the construc
ton of Burch Memorial Hall at cost of $4,000.
These constructions and renovations were made on
buildings in the immediate vicinity of the cabin in which,
Booker T. Washington born. Other renovatons were
made buildings in outlying areas of the plantation
Chicken houses and other farm structures built lanai
terraced and 80 peach orchard planted All other
land on the plantation put into production
Fl. Published and circulated The Southern Letter
and The Booker T. Washington Trade School News for
two years.
These publications used to acquant the pub
Tic with the progress and activities of the Memorial as
well as to solicit interest and cooperation in it's establish
ment.
22 Mailed millions of leaflets against the nf;ltra
non Oh communism among Negroes emphasizing "Free-
dom and Opportunity for Ail-Americanism"
These pamphlets prepared by exnerianoe5
weprepared writer's and carried sufficient information
on communist history and methods keep Negroes from
being mislead by Communist agents or pronaoando Tb
gave rise to large of favorable comment for
the Memorials program.
%. Created program for the establishment of
Booker T. Washington Community Service Clubs to he
operated in local communities. !
Detailed information and instructions on the or
ganlzatlon and establishment of Booker T. Washington
service CLUBS designed to workers over
the nation, were put into printed booklet form for dis
troutlon These dealt with economic and group problems
VI 'e type mat contronts Negroes in practically every
American community They also dealt with civic local.
state and national activities to which the Negro shorjd
make his contribution These service clubs were
TO put the teachings of Booker T. Washington to work
IN the daily lives of the of Negroes These Serv
Ice CLUBS were organized and funconed successfully in
seVefa areas OF Virginia and Alabama.
"a Worked on program of development of Nc
gro agricultural Service Center of Georgia This project
was regarded as having been unsuccessful
Inc Idea OF an agricultural service center to serve
tne thousands OF Negro farmers and farm families Of
GEORGIA was canvassed at length Several conferences
were held with state leaders both groups An office
was established in Atlanta Ca and maintained in this
area LOT many months Personnel employed to make
contacts to build goodwill to advertise and sell the idea
Whie the project to be good and needed
one no workable plans acquiring sufficient finds for
the Undertaking could be arrived also the project had
to be abandoned LII
70. Had legislation introduced in the s3rd Con
sress ior the establishment Of Booker T. Washington
National Monument erected on the
he was born.
AS means Of placing the birthplace of Booker T.
washington under the and supervision of the Ma
onal Parks Service that it's permanent maintenance
would be assured Legislation was introduced in the S3r6
congress for the erection of National Monument at his
birthplace Because of over-crowded agenda this leg
1satlon did not come up for consideration
70. Established the Booker T. Washington Memo
rial Night Industrial Demonstration at the National Ban
list Convention u. S. A.. Inc
The National Baptist Convention, USA Inc isl
the largest Negro organization in the world having
membership of 100000 Through the establishment
OF Booker T. Washington Memorial Night Industrial
Demonstration the value and import of Booker T. WASH
1ngtons teachings brought before
OF nearly onethrd of the Negro population of America
Local city administrations cooperated with the Memorial
In these demonstrations and the sufficient
~ outstanding to attract the attention of the of
the nation i
27 EstabI;ahed The Ceoroa Woeb;cotoo Carvori