sep 18, 1895 - Booker T. Washington’s Atlanta Compromise Speech

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Booker T. Washington delivered his famous "Atlanta Compromise" speech at the Atlanta Exposition in 1895, where he proposed that African Americans should accept segregation and disenfranchisement for the time being, while focusing on elevating themselves through hard work and vocational training. Washington's speech was controversial and influential, endorsing a philosophy of self-help and economic self-reliance as a strategy for Black advancement in the face of Jim Crow laws, and it shaped the direction of African American education and leadership for years to come.

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