Booker T. Washington made a consequential speech in Atlanta in 1895, known now as the Atlanta Compromise. Read about the speech, the consessions Washington felt African-Americans needed to make, and the context in which the speech was given. Read a copy of the speech and listen to a recording Washington made of the speech in 1906.

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booker t. washington, w.e.b. du bois

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rising segregation, self-improvement, social equality, atlanta compromise, segregation laws, post-reconstruction violence, atlanta compromise speech

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