Booker T. Washington: Atlanta Exposition Address

( 1895 ) Commentary by Cary D. Wintz, Texas Southern University

Glossary

animosities hostilities; bitter anger
body politic the people as a whole in a state or a nation
bowels the deep interior or the depths of something
exposition a public exhibition or fair
fidelity faithfulness to one's duties and obligations; loyalty
letters literature
mandates authoritative demands or requirements
ostracized systematically excluded or discriminated against
philanthropists persons who contribute to the betterment of others, usually by charitable donations of money
sectional related to one part or state of a country over another

Booker T. Washington's Speech at the Atlanta Exposition (Library of Congress)

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