African American Social Developments: Booker T Washington Flashcards
Name the school that Booker T Washington worked at
Tuskegee Institute
What was Tuskegee Institute like by 1900?
It had become one of the leading places for higher level education of African Americans in the USA
What was the name of Booker T Washingtons speech?
The Atlanta Compromise
When did Booker T Washington make his Atlanta Compromise Speech?
1895
What did Booker T Washington say in his Atlanta Compromise Speech?
Economic Prosperity in the USA by African Americans should be focussed on until the White Society wants to give Civil Rights to African Americans
How did Booker T Washington say he wanted African Americans to exist in the USA? (Use a quote.). What did this mean?
“Like separate fingers on a hand” meaning they would be apart from white society
What is Racial Accommodation?
The act of keeping African Americans separate from parts of the USA Society
What language was Booker T Washington speaking in his Atlanta Compromise Speech of 1895?
The language of Racial Accommodation
What was a criticism of the Atlanta Compromise speech?
Booker T Washington was leading African Americans back into slavery
What did later historians find Booker T Washington did?
They found he did secretly fund Civil Rights cases to try and let African Americans vote
What situation was Booker T Washington in when he was born?
He was born into slavery
What is significant about Booker T Washington being born into slavery in relation to his views?
Him growing up in a slave environment could have influenced his views
