1895 - Atlanta Exposition Address

On this date in 1895, Booker T. Washington delivers the Atlanta Exposition Address at a business convention. Due to his view points, many dubbed his address the “Atlanta Compromise.”

Today's Other facts

1971 - Jada Pinkett Smith, actress, born on this date.
1990 - Atlanta, Ga., is selected as the site of the XXV Olympiad Summer Games.
1980 - Cosmonaut Arnold Tamayo, becomes the first black sent on a mission in space
1970 - Jimi Hendrix dies
1948 - Ralph J. Bunche confirmed as acting UN mediator in Palestine
1945 - White Students Support For Segregation
1919 - Fritz Pollard becomes the first black to play Professional football
1850 - As part of the Compromise of 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law

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