- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Atlanta compromise speech
- Creator:
- Alridge, Derrick P.
- Date of Original:
- 2004-01-23
- Subject:
- African Americans--Education--Southern States
African Americans--Vocational education--Southern States
Education--Southern States
Vocational education--Southern States
African Americans--Social conditions--19th century
African Americans--Economic conditions--19th century
United States--Race relations--History--19th century
Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.)
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915--Oratory - People:
- Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Booker T. Washington's famous "Atlanta Compromise" speech, delivered on September 18, 1895, at the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta. Considered the definitive statement of what Washington termed the "accommodationist" strategy of black response to southern racial tensions, it is widely regarded as one of the most significant speeches in American history.
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GSE identifier: SS8H7 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/atlanta-compromise-speech/
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Atlanta Compromise Speech," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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