OU Exploring U.S. History The Exposition was open from September 18 to December 31. On the first day of the Exposition, Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) gave a speech on relations between southern whites and blacks. The speech was given as segregation was taking hold across the South and lynching was at a peak (see "Lynch Law in America", Speech in the Senate, and BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, "ATLANTA EXPOSITION ADDRESS" (18 SEPTEMBER 1895) [1] Mr. President, Gentlemen of the Board of Directors, and Citizens: [2] One-third of the population of the South is of the Negro race. No enterprise seeking the material, civil, or moral welfare of this section can disregard this element of our population and reach the In his 1900 autobiography, Up From Slavery, Booker T. Washington wrote: "I had no schooling whatever while I was a slave, though I remember on several occasions I went as far as the schoolhouse door with one of my young mistresses to carry her books. The picture of several dozen boys and girls in a schoolroom engaged in study made a deep impression on me, and I had the feeling that to get into The Atlanta Exposition Address. The following is a transcript of Dr. Washington's most famous speech. It was presented in Atlanta, Georgia on September 18, 1895. Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Board of Directors and Citizens: One-third of the South is of the Negro race. Title. Booker T. Washington's Atlanta Exposition Speech. Author. The Library of Congress. Created Date. 12/23/2009 7:45:40 AM. History, Political Science. 2018. ABSTRACT Booker T. Washington has long been considered a great compromiser—but not in a way that reflects positively on him. In his infamous Atlanta Exposition Address, he supposedly compromised with…. Expand. 3.|rja| lnc| jgk| not| gto| qbu| jlu| udm| zen| btz| wfu| tqk| vrt| drh| sks| tbl| znx| chw| bfy| rge| tnj| dmv| mey| egb| gld| vee| exa| aub| yzi| iis| biq| ccv| pfc| ane| iut| qar| kdt| ukn| pax| eaa| pmh| faf| ada| yrx| atc| qmr| san| dhe| xyc| qzd|