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At the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition, Booker T. Washington delivered his famous 'Atlanta Compromise' speech, urging Black economic self-reliance while accepting segregation, a message that made him the era's most influential Black leader.
Cotton States Exposition of 1895 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 33.7865, -84.3773 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Booker T. Washington (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Second Oldest D.A.R. Chapter, Habersham Memorial Hall, and Piedmont Park Apartments.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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