Historical documents can really impact many lives without many people actually thinking about the impact it has caused. Booker T. Washington gave his speech at the Cotton states and International Exposition in Atlanta on 1895. They decided to designate him to speak to impress the Northern visitors for them to see a well educated African American. The purpose of his speech was to persuade everyone to give AFrican Americans a chance by working hard to earn their respect throughout time. Booker T. Washington delivered his Atlanta Compromise to convince the people that African Americans will earn their respect through time to convince society that there should be equality in the U.S.
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Washington encourages the African American community to unite as one throughout the first half of the text. He used a metaphor during the beginning of his speech and said, “...that the political convention or stump speaking had more attractions than starting a dairy farm or truck garden.” This emphasizes on how people are more focused on the government and that they probably want a change since they are really involved. This really shows how Africans Americans really want a change in the rights that want to gain. He also states a metaphor repeatedly and is , “Cast down your bucket where you are”--cast it down in making friends in every manly way of the people of all races by whom we are surrounded.” This highlights on how African Americans must be united and allied with any other race in order to get the rights they want. Also, how they should be willing to do anything even if it takes hard effort. In conclusion, Booker T. Washington tone really impacted the text by showing an encouraging and positive tone to give African Americans more …show more content…
Washington depends on focusing on the economic aspect that African Americans have contributed to the nation by using allusion and pathos. The spokesperson states, “ ...yet far above and beyond material benefits will be that higher good, that, let us pray God, will come, in a blotting out of sectional differences and racial animosities and suspicions, in a determination to administer absolute justice, in a willing obedience among all classes to the mandates of law.” He decided to include this to aim the audience to be positive about his proposal and to help everyone be convinced to his argument. It made the African Americans feel that with faith someday this injustice will end and everyone will be viewed as a whole. He utilizes ethos whenever he says, “The wisest among my race understand that the agitation of questions of social equality is the extremest folly, and that progress in the enjoyment of all the privileges that will come to us must be the result of severe and constant struggle rather than of artificial forcing.” This emphasizes on how the black community have struggled for so many years and its time to help make a change to them. It might be a long process, but if everyone works along with one another it can happen. Booker T. Washington tone impacts the text by having an inspiring and confident tone that his idea can work and change their lives. This influences many to believe in his proposal and causing a
During the progressive era, this was a period of social activism …show more content…
Washington encourages the African American community to unite as one throughout the first half of the text. He used a metaphor during the beginning of his speech and said, “...that the political convention or stump speaking had more attractions than starting a dairy farm or truck garden.” This emphasizes on how people are more focused on the government and that they probably want a change since they are really involved. This really shows how Africans Americans really want a change in the rights that want to gain. He also states a metaphor repeatedly and is , “Cast down your bucket where you are”--cast it down in making friends in every manly way of the people of all races by whom we are surrounded.” This highlights on how African Americans must be united and allied with any other race in order to get the rights they want. Also, how they should be willing to do anything even if it takes hard effort. In conclusion, Booker T. Washington tone really impacted the text by showing an encouraging and positive tone to give African Americans more …show more content…
Washington depends on focusing on the economic aspect that African Americans have contributed to the nation by using allusion and pathos. The spokesperson states, “ ...yet far above and beyond material benefits will be that higher good, that, let us pray God, will come, in a blotting out of sectional differences and racial animosities and suspicions, in a determination to administer absolute justice, in a willing obedience among all classes to the mandates of law.” He decided to include this to aim the audience to be positive about his proposal and to help everyone be convinced to his argument. It made the African Americans feel that with faith someday this injustice will end and everyone will be viewed as a whole. He utilizes ethos whenever he says, “The wisest among my race understand that the agitation of questions of social equality is the extremest folly, and that progress in the enjoyment of all the privileges that will come to us must be the result of severe and constant struggle rather than of artificial forcing.” This emphasizes on how the black community have struggled for so many years and its time to help make a change to them. It might be a long process, but if everyone works along with one another it can happen. Booker T. Washington tone impacts the text by having an inspiring and confident tone that his idea can work and change their lives. This influences many to believe in his proposal and causing a