The LET'S MEET BIOGRAPHIES series introduces young readers to important historical figures. Through simple text, photographs, and historical illustrations, students will learn about each person's childhood, marriage and family, and major achievements. Growing up in the 1850s, Booker T. Washington wasn't allowed to go to school because he was a slave. He thought going to school "would be about the same as getting into paradise." Discover how he achieved his dream, became a teacher, and founded the Tuskegee Institute.