Booker T. Washington's Atlanta Compromise Speech is one of the most significant speeches in American history. Read the background of the speech, why it was controversial then and now.

Concepts

race relations, booker t. washington

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Additional Tags

racial tensions, vocational education, atlanta compromise speech, w.e.b. dubois

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)