Bailey, Walter T.
1882-1941 · Contribution: 1904-1910
Architect & Educator
First African American graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's architectural engineering program
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1882
- Active since
- 1904
- Category
- Architecture & Design
- Best known for
- First Black architecture grad, Univ. of IllinoisHeaded Tuskegee's mechanical industriesHBCU campus buildings
Impact on the world
Bailey opened the doors of a major architecture program as its first Black graduate, then trained the next generation of Black builders while shaping the physical campus of one of the nation's premier Black institutions.
Sources
- Chicago History Museum
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