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Booker T. Washington delivered a speech in 1895 known as the Atlanta Compromise. What was one of the arguments that he made in his

Speech?

A) African Americans should have the right to vote.

B) The government should pay African Americans for the injustices they suffered under slavery.

C) African Americans should work towards economic security before trying to achieve racial equality.

D) Racial segregation and discrimination should end immediately

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C-The agreement was that Southern blacks would work and submit to white political rule, while Southern whites guaranteed that blacks would receive basic education and due process in law. Blacks would not focus their demands on equality, integration, or justice, and Northern whites would fund black educational charities
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Answer:

C

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Washington delivered a speech in 1895 known as the "Atlanta Compromise." One of his arguments was that African Americans should work towards economic security before trying to achieve racial equality.

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