Atlanta Exposition Speech
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Atlanta Exposition Speech
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The Atlanta Exposition Speech was an address on the topic of race relations given by African-American scholar Booker T. Washington on September 18, 1895. The speech, presented before a predominantly white audience at the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized as one of the most important and influential speeches in American history. The speech was preceded by the reading of a dedicatory ode written by Frank Lebby Stanton. Washington began with a call
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1895 address on race relations given by Booker T. Washington
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Exposition_Speech
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2024-03-17T20:00:18Z
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