 Booker T. Washington, widely known for his accommodationist approach as the leader of the Tuskegee Institute, called on northern backers to help finance legal challenges to disenfranchisement and segregation.He raised substantial funds and also arranged for representation on some cases, such as the two for Giles in Alabama.He challenged the state's grandfather clause and a citizenship test required for new voters, which was administered in a discriminatory way against blacks.