... the early 20th century, the birthplace of jazz-a community where numerous infamous leaders, artists, activists and athletes were raised and or lived including: musician Louis Armstrong, boxer Joe Louis, poet Gwendolyn Brooks, and first African American female pilot, Bessie Coleman to name a few. As a young teenager, Washington was keenly aware of the tremendous divide in social, economic and education between his peers ... ...

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