afro american jermaid
...remiad, 53). > > Although half white himself, Washington was born > into slavery. Washington observed that slaves never > benefited from defying whites. The slaves that did > the opposite, used flattery and wit, managed to > avoid punishment. Washington attended Hampton Normal > and Agricultural Institute in Virginia, which > consisted of “industrial education“. Washington > flourished and was offered a teaching position upon > graduation. Washington later went onto successfully > be the first principal at Tuskegee Institute, which > was originally looking for a white teacher. Using > these life-long lessons, Booker T. Washington became > the most powerful and influential leader for blacks > by manipulating the support of whites. > > Booker T. Washington first acclaimed national fame > with his address at the Atlanta Industrial > Exposition. Whites saw Washington as a “safe” black > leader and entertaining orator. “Washington took the > occasion to propose an interracial “compromise” to > secure racial amity and progress. Washington tried > to convince whites that helping blacks progress was > in their interest, since no movement seeking > regional economic transformation could succeed while > one-third of the South’s population was ignorant and > impoverished “ (Howard-Pitney, 58). > > When addressing blacks, Washington urged them not to > worry over their current position in the South and...