Historical Marker

Booker T. Washington

Atlanta · Fulton County · Erected 1995

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The Story

Marks the site of the 1895 Cotton States Exposition auditorium where Booker T. Washington delivered his famous, and much-debated, 'Atlanta Compromise' address urging Black self-help and gradual progress through vocational labor.

About this site

Booker T. Washington is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1995. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.7863, -84.3775 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cotton States Exposition of 1895 (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Second Oldest D.A.R. Chapter, Piedmont Park Apartments, and Habersham Memorial Hall.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.7863, -84.3775 · Atlanta, Fulton County

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