Essays on Atlanta Compromise

After the Civil War, the United States saw a drastic change in the social, cultural and political situations of the country. The gilded age and the progressive era are the renowned periods of the United States, which saw major changes in the American society. Several political and social reforms provide an evidence of the changes that took place in the American society. One such evidence is Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s address on woman suffrage in the United States Senate Committee. Elizabeth not only argued for the women’s right to vote, but also regarding the role of the women in ...

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- Ida B. Wells - was a brave journalist, a dominant organizer of the anti-lynching campaign, a daring newspaper editor, and a strong-minded orator. She led the way for the Civil rights movement and was exceptionally important to the blacks’ rights. - Tuskegee Institute - a private college that was historically a black university situated in Tuskegee, Alabama. The institute became famous in training African-Americans to be pilots in World War II. - The Atlanta Compromise - The “Atlanta Compromise” was the brand name of a famous speech by Washington in Atlanta, in the year 1895. It was to assist the African-Americans to completely ...

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W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963) was one of the greatest social thinkers who ever lived. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts he attended local schools and then proceeded for higher education at Fisk University, Harvard and University of Berlin. He was the first African-American to attain a Ph.D. from Harvard in 1895. He worked as professor at Wilberforce University and then worked at the University of Pennsylvania doing a one year research in Philadelphia slums which led to him publishing a social study in 1899, The Philadelphia Negro, which was the first of its kind showcasing the plight of African-Americans in America. He also ...