Booker T Washington Flashcards
Was he born free or a slave?
A slave
What is one of his general achievements?
He was one of the few African Americans to complete his studies
What was one of his first occupations?
Being a teacher
What was the Tuskegee?
A leading school
What did he stress the importance of?
Patience and that economic success would take time. AAs had to prove that they were worthy of full economic and political rights
What was the Atlanta Compromise?
Americans should accept segregation as long as whites allow them economic progress, educational opportunity and justice
What area opposed the Atlanta Compromise?
North
What did Washington not demand that annoyed Du Bois?
Equality (granted by 14th Amendment)
Did he improve treatment in the South?
No
What were limitations for him at the time?
Blacks were excluded from the vote, there were black codes and Jim Crow Laws
When was the Atlanta Compromise?
1895
