| Autor: |
Mishra, Rasabihari, Das, Pranati, Sahoo, Sudarsan, Thomas, Lyndon D., Bhanja, Pritish |
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Library of Progress-Library Science, Information Technology & Computer; Jul-Dec2024, Vol. 44 Issue 3, p19690-19695, 6p |
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Booker T. Washington, a prolific writer and a prominent leader of the abolitionist movement in the United States of America, delivered his famous speech Atlanta Compromise in 1895. This is significant speech as it is considered to be a defining moment in the exposition of the racial relations during the post-Reconstruction period in the United States. Being a dominant figure as an educator and Black leader, Washington proposes the philosophy of racial empowerment through acquisition of industrial education, vocational training and economic self-reliance. He encourages the African Americans to concentrate on gradual advances through patience, hard work and perseverance instead of demanding an immediate political and social equality. He believes that such an approach would minimize the tensions between the Blacks and Whites and would evidently develop a cooperation which would ultimately lead to racial harmony. This research paper aims at critically evaluating the philosophy of Washington with its long term implications and the attitude and response of the Black and White Americans towards his ideas. It also analyses the opposition that Washington has faced from his contemporaries like W. E. B. Du Bois. The Atlanta Compromise also reveals the complications involved in Black leadership in a society which is deeply segregated with a balance between pragmatism and an obsession for racial equality and integration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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