Booker T. Washington and Post-Emancipation History

Vocabulary flashcards covering the life, achievements, and debates surrounding Booker T. Washington, the founding of Tuskegee Institute, and post-emancipation lecture topics.

Booker t Washington

A teacher, speaker, and leader who led the Tuskegee Institute, advocated that black people learn trade skills and work hard, and delivered the Atlanta Compromise speech.

Tuskegee Institute

A school in Alabama started in 1881 that was built from the ground up by Booker t Washington and his students, who made bricks, built walls, and planted crops.

w e b Dubois

A civil rights leader who disagreed with Booker t Washington's gradual approach and argued that black people should demand equal rights right away.

Atlanta Compromise

An 1895 speech delivered by Booker t Washington that urged black and white people to work together and advised black people not to try to force change too fast.

Up From Slavery

Booker t Washington's most famous book, which details his life story of growing up as an enslaved person and working hard to become an educator.

Tuskegee University

The modern name for the Tuskegee Institute, an institution that continued to grow after Booker t Washington died in 1915.

Emancipation

The historical turning point after which 12,000,000 black Americans became free across the country, including 4,000,000 in the South.

Stuart Hall

A scholar referenced in the lecture who provided a breakdown on how to classify people.