Up from Slavery · Character
Mr. Lewis Adams
A local leader who helped establish Tuskegee Institute.
minor
Also known as Mr. Adams
First appearance: VII: Early Days at Tuskegee
Mr. Lewis Adams shows up with force in VII: Early Days at Tuskegee. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Another gentleman involved in the request to General Armstrong for a teacher.
Mr. Lewis Adams first appears in 0010 vii early days at tuskegee.
In VII: Early Days at Tuskegee: Another gentleman involved in the request to General Armstrong for a teacher.
Later, in VIII: Teaching School in a Stable and a Henhouse: Black ex-slave and mechanic who learned trades during slavery; co-founder of the school effort and a key advisor to Washington.
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