Dear Dr. Don, Please explain the difference between a 30-year fixed and a 30-year FHA loan. My understanding is that the conventional fixed-rate loan requires 20 percent down and the FHA loan does not.
Transcript of Booker T. Washington and The Progressive Era of 1890-1912. Booker T. Washington and The Progressive Era of 1890-1912. Washington's contributions to the Progressive Era. Booker T. Washington acted as a black leader in the Progressive Era, fighting against racism for blacks. He was a dominant leader, and he also had the advantage of getting the presidents on his side. Booker T. Washington was born on April 5, 1856 in Hale's Ford, Virginia.
Booker T. Washington Biography. Name at birth: Booker Taliaferro Washington. Booker T. Washington was born a slave and deprived of any early education, but he still became Americaâs leading black educator at the start of the 20th century. Booker T. Washington was the first teacher and principal of the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama. Tuskegee became famous as a school for African-Americans, where Washington championed learning and job training as the path to black self-reliance and success in America.