This was the classic 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.

The Atlanta Compromise.

The Atlanta Compromise was an agreement between Booker T. Washington, other prominent African American leaders, and Southern white leaders in 1895. The Compromise followed a speech (The Atlanta Compromise Speech) by Booker T. Washington addressing the topic of race relations.

The compromise esentially established that Black Americans would submit to white rule in exchange for basic education and due process of the law. This agreement was initially supported, and later opposed by W. E. B. DuBois.

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