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Portrayal of Booker T. Washington celebrates his accomplishments

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From: Charleston Gazette
Date: 20020620
Author:Melanie Jarvis

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His grandfather walked from Russell County, Va., to Lincoln, Pa., to attend boarding school. And so he walks with Freedom Trek III to promote African-American cultural and educational history.

Portraying educational leader Booker T. Washington, Joseph Bundy rolled into Institute on Wednesday in a covered wagon to show Upward Bound students that if Washington can do it, they can, too.

The Upward Bound program, in its 36th year at West Virginia State College, helps low-income families send first-generation students to college. Director and former Upward Bound student ...

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