when did migos donate to booker t washington

by Alan Kunze 3 min read

Description

On September 18, 1895, Booker T. Washington was selected to give a speech that would open the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia. The speech, which is often referred to as the "Atlanta Compromise," was the first speech given by an African American to a racially-mixed audience in the South.

Source-Dependent Questions

What did Booker T. Washington ask of the African-American members of his audience? What did he ask of the white members of his audience?

Citation Information

Washington, Booker T., "Address By Booker T. Washington, Principal Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama, At Opening Of Atlanta Exposition," 18 September 1895. Courtesy of Library of Congress

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