 | Booker T. Washington Delivers the 1895 Atlanta Compromise Speech Northern visitors with the evidence of racial progress in the South. Washington soothed his listeners’ concerns about “uppity” blacks by claiming that his race would content itself with living “by the productions of our hands.” 12.9 Kb.  1 | read |
| 1/11 Reading Assignment- analyzing and Comparing Washington and DuBois Directions: Read and annotate both readings below (Booker T. Washington’s Speech and W. E. B. DuBois’ critique), then answer the questions following each reading 46.58 Kb. 1 | read |
 | Striving for Equality – Obstacles and Successes us history/Napp Name Wells pointed out that greed, not just racial prejudice, was often behind these brutal acts. Writing in the Memphis Free Speech newspaper 26.42 Kb. 1 | read |
| Black Codes The South Carolina Black Code South Carolina’s Black Code applied only to “persons of color,” defined as including anyone with more than one-eighth Negro blood. Its major features included the following 116.17 Kb. 1 | read |
| Cast Down Your Bucket Where You Are Cast Down Your Bucket Where You Are”: Booker T. Washington’s Atlanta Compromise Speech 6.43 Kb. 1 | read |
| Name: Date: Please read and annotate the following documents. Then complete the questions that follow Northern visitors with the evidence of racial progress in the South. Washington soothed his listeners’ concerns about “uppity” blacks by claiming that his race would content itself with living “by the productions of our hands.” 26.47 Kb. 1 | read |
| Booker T. Washington Delivers the 1895 Atlanta Compromise Speech Northern visitors with the evidence of racial progress in the South. Washington soothed his listeners’ concerns about “uppity” blacks by claiming that his race would content itself with living “by the productions of our hands.” 13.26 Kb. 1 | read |
| Readings: pages 292, 312-314, 315, 317, 337 Guiding questions: What was the "Bourbon Triumvirate"? Choose one of the above men and write a short essay (at least one page typed) on their life 27.15 Kb. 1 | read |
| Booker T. Washington was the most famous black man in America between 1895 and 1915 Born a slave on a small farm in the Virginia backcountry, he worked in the salt furnaces and coalmines of West Virginia as a child 14.09 Kb. 1 | read |
| The Bourbon Triumvirate Choose one of the above men and write a short essay (at least one page typed) on their life 9.69 Kb. 1 | read |
| Voice of the New South University of Virginia. Returning to Georgia, he married and settled in Rome, where Henry began working for the Rome Courier. His writing skills caught the attention of editors at The New York Herald 26.95 Kb. 1 | read |
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