# Governor Bullock — Up from Slavery character guide

> Governor Bullock in Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Governor

**First appearance:** 0010-vii-early-days-at-tuskegee

## Who they are

Governor of Alabama who supported Tuskegee's founding.

## Relationships

### [W. A. MacCorkle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/up_from_slavery_se/characters/w_a_maccorkle)

_professional_

Governor Bullock and W. A. MacCorkle were political figures who collaborated on state educational initiatives.

## In the story

### [XIV: The Atlanta Exposition Address](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/up_from_slavery_se/chapters/xiv-the-atlanta-exposition-address)

Opens the Exposition with a short address and introduces Washington as 'a representative of Negro enterprise and Negro civilization.'

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