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Atlanta Compromise |
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Atlanta CompromiseClassic statement on race relations by Booker T. Washington, made in a speech at the Atlanta Exposition (1895). He asserted that vocational education, which gave blacks a chance for economic security, was more valuable than social equality or political office. Many African Americans feared that such a limited goal would doom them to indefinite subservience to whites; that fear led to the Niagara Movement and later to the founding of the NAACP. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Though they acknowledged successes since Washington's Atlanta Compromise, they criticized Washington's willingness to accept subordination in exchange for potential economic progress for African Americans. Atlanta Compromise, and the Dred Scott decision; -- a year-by-year timeline of major events in black history from Students will use the Atlanta Compromise and Niagara's Declaration of Principles to complete their graphic organizer in preparation for the debate. |
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