Books and Speeches

Washington wrote 14 books, including Up From Slavery, which was his autobiography published in 1901. Along with his contributions to education and civil rights, Washington was the first African-American to be invited to a formal dinner at the White House. In Georgia history, he is most well known for his Atlanta Compromise Speech which he presented at the International Cotton Exposition of 1895. This speech brought his ideas of cooperation and the “going slow” approach to the early civil rights movement. Though, this approach was criticized because of numerous lynchings during the time period and events such as the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot, many blacks and whites continued to support Washington and his ideals until his death in 1915. Washington was only 59.

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