Booker T Washington

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Janka Varnai

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  • Established the Tuskegee Institute in 1881
  • He promoted the concept of a moral , practical education for African Americans
  • Formed NNBL in 1900
  • Formed positive relationships with Theodore Roosevelt and white industrialists
  • Atlanta Compromise speech of 1895 - divided opinion and was criticised by some African Americans
  • Impressive speaker - non confrontational stance appealed to white Americans
  • He faced criticism for his acceptance of the inferior status of African Americans