United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Alridge, Derrick P.2004-01-23Encyclopedia 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.The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.GSE identifier: SS8H7Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.African Americans--Education--Southern StatesAfrican Americans--Vocational education--Southern StatesEducation--Southern StatesVocational education--Southern StatesAfrican Americans--Social conditions--19th centuryAfrican Americans--Economic conditions--19th centuryUnited States--Race relations--History--19th centuryCotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.)Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915--OratoryAtlanta compromise speechText