His base was the Tuskegee Institute, a state college for blacks in Alabama. As the threat of lynching reached a peak in 1895, Washington gave a speech in Atlanta that made him nationally famous. The speech called for black progress through education and entrepreneurship.
The average teacher salary in North Carolina was $39,756 in 2007, $41,430 in 2008, and $42,556 in 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.ompared to the national average, of $48,353 in 2008 and $49,720 in 2009, teaching salaries in North Carolina are low. For 2007, 2008, and 2009, teaching salaries in North Carolina ranked 44th in the nation, their low rankings similar to that of other less-populated states.
South Carolina teachers earn 86 percent of the national average of $56,103.The average salary for South Carolina teachers is $48,375, which places us at 39th in the country, according to the SCEA. Starting teachers earn 15 percent less than college-educated professionals in comparable occupations, Hampton said.