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The Atlanta Exposition Address

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A speech delivered by Booker T. Washington suggesting that African Americans should remain in the South and focus on industrial education before pursuing political rights.

AP course connection

Topic 3.8: 3.8 Lifting as We Climb: Uplift Ideologies and Black Women's Rights and Leadership

Unit 3

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