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History Matters: Atlanta Compromise Speech, 1895

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Read an excerpt from Booker T. Washington's 1895 Atlanta Compromise speech, in which he stresses accommodation rather than resistance as way to deal with racism. Includes a short audio clip - the only surviving recording of Washington's voice.

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Concepts
african american history, booker t. washington, segregation
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Additional Tags
african american discriminate, african american discrimination, african american leaders, african american speeches, atlanta compromise speech, black leaders, gilded age, grandfather clauses, literacy tests, poll tax, voting restrictions
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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