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Examine the following document, then answer questions in the Learning Guide below. Address to the Country Pamphlet - "An Address Delivered at the Cotton States Exposition" by Booker T. Washington

Learning Guide

Answer the following questions about the document above. You may want to examine the full text as well as the excerpt.

Address to the Country Pamphlet - "An Address Delivered at the Cotton States Exposition" by Booker T. Washington

1. Was Booker T. Washington's speech better received by whites or blacks?
2. When Washington said "make...both races one," did he mean integration? Explain.
3. Explain the quote, "The opportunity to earn a dollar in a factory just now is worth infinitely more than the opportunity to spend a dollar in an opera house."
4. Did Booker T. Washington favor immigrants over freed slaves? Why or why not?

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