The effect of Booker T. Washington's Atlanta speech : described in the New York world of Sept. 19, 1895

Creelman, a newspaper correspondent, writes about the impact and symbolism of Booker T. Washington's Atlanta speech. He begins with a letter from Grover Cleveland to Washington congratulating Washington on a fine speech. Creelman describes Washington as the "Negro Moses" in view of the speech and its enthusiastic reception by blacks and whites alike.
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