by cmoneyspinner » 13 Sep 2018, 17:41
Taliaferro - it's the middle name for American educator, Booker T. Washington (1856 - 1915)
"Booker Taliaferro Washington was an American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community." (Wikipedia)
"Taliaferro (/ˈtɒlɪvər/ TOL-i-vər), also spelled Talliaferro, Tagliaferro, Talifero, Tellifero or Taliferro and sometimes anglicised to Tolliver or Toliver, is a prominent family in eastern Virginia and Maryland." (Wikipedia)