# Mr. George W. Campbell — Up from Slavery character guide

> Mr. George W. Campbell in Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Campbell

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

## Who they are

A supporter of Tuskegee's founding and early operations.

## Relationships

### [General Samuel C. Armstrong](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/up_from_slavery_se/characters/general_samuel_c_armstrong)

_professional_

Mr. Campbell was a trustee and supporter of Hampton Institute who worked alongside General Armstrong.

## In the story

### [Up from Slavery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/up_from_slavery_se/chapters/up-from-slavery)

One of the founders of Tuskegee Institute who helped secure its establishment.

### [VII: Early Days at Tuskegee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/up_from_slavery_se/chapters/vii-early-days-at-tuskegee)

One of the gentlemen who wrote to General Armstrong seeking a teacher for Tuskegee.

### [VIII: Teaching School in a Stable and a Henhouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/up_from_slavery_se/chapters/viii-teaching-school-in-a-stable-and-a-henhouse)

White ex-slaveholder, merchant, and banker who, along with Lewis Adams, wrote to General Armstrong for a teacher and consistently supports the school financially and with advice.

### [Anxious Days and Sleepless Nights](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/up_from_slavery_se/chapters/ix-anxious-days-and-sleepless-nights)

Gives Washington the advice that 'credit is capital' early in the school's work.

### [Europe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/up_from_slavery_se/chapters/xvi-europe)

Not directly mentioned in this chapter.

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