Timeline Monday 4 July 1881

Events on Monday 4 July 1881 2

• 1806 – 1881 J.V. Snellman National Philosopher A statesman who successfully campaigned for the Finnish language to have equal status with Swedish.
• 1881 Tuskegee Institute founded Booker T. Washington opens a school for Black Americans Booker T. Washington founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama to train Black teachers and tradespeople. It began classes in a small church building with thirty students. The school grew into one of the most influential Black educational institutions in the United States.