"The Great Educator"
- Born in Franklin County, Virginia
in 1856
-Died in 1915
-Was the First African-American featured on the stamp
-Went to Hampton Agricultural Institute
- Was born into Slavery and worked in the salt mines ( C.F. Frederick Douglas)
-Became President of Tuskegee Institute
in 1881.
-Wrote an autobiography "Up From Slavery"
-Helped establish the National Negro Business League