Up from Slavery, Chapter 14 summary
Chapter 14 of 17 · 18 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 14, Booker T. Washington addresses the Atlanta Exposition, urging economic development and cooperation between Black and white Southerners, and gains national attention while facing criticism from some Black readers. He describes support from Grover Cleveland, service as an exposition judge, and his belief in gradual political progress with equally applied voting requirements.
What happens
- Washington urges both races to build prosperity through local cooperation, skilled labor, education, and mutual support.
- The speech attracts enthusiastic crowds, newspaper praise, and commercial offers, which Washington rejects to keep his work centered on Tuskegee.
- Grover Cleveland praises the address, visits the Black exhibit, and supports Washington and his school.
- Some Black readers criticize the speech; Washington recalls similar opposition to his criticism of ministers and their subsequent support.
- Washington accepts an invitation to judge educational exhibits and becomes secretary of his division.
- He argues for gradual political progress, continued principled voting, and voting qualifications applied equally to both races.
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