Booker Washington is not only the leader of the black movement, but also a great educator. At that time, he put forward the idea of developing black vocational education, which had a great influence on promoting the development of black education in the United States, especially black vocational education. He pays attention to reality and attaches importance to vocational education, and thinks that the ability of black people to learn and survive is more important, and its influence on American education can not be ignored.