Atlanta Compromise Question
1. What is the overall sentiment of Washington's "Cast down your bucket where you are," analogy? How does it apply to both whites and blacks in the Reconstruction era?
Friendliness/hopefulness.
“Cast down your bucket where you are.” And a third and fourth signal for water was answered,
“Cast down your bucket where you are.” The captain of the distressed vessel, at last heeding the injunction, cast down his bucket, and it came up full of fresh, sparkling water from the mouth of the Amazon River."
"A ship lost at sea for many days suddenly sighted a friendly vessel. From the mast of the unfortunate vessel was seen a signal,“Water, water; we die of thirst!” The answer from the friendly vessel at once came back."
2. What portions of this speech would be appealing to those who fear the economic and social progress of African Americans?
"Cast it down in agriculture, mechanics, in commerce, in domestic service, and in the professions. And in this connection it is well to bear in mind that whatever other sins the South may be called to bear, when it comes to business, pure and simple, it is in the South that the
Negro is given a man’s chance in the commercial world, and in nothing is this Exposition more eloquent than in emphasizing this chance. "
"No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. It is at the bottom of life we must begin, and not at the top. Nor should we permit our grievances to overshadow our opportunities."
3. What are Washington's overarching beliefs about dealing with racial relations in the
South?
"To those of the white race who look to the incoming of those of foreign birth and strange tongue and habits for the prosperity of the South, were I permitted I would repeat what I say to my own race,“Cast down your bucket"
"Cast down your bucket among these people who have, without strikes and labour wars, tilled your fields, cleared your forests, builded your
Friendliness/hopefulness.
“Cast down your bucket where you are.” And a third and fourth signal for water was answered,
“Cast down your bucket where you are.” The captain of the distressed vessel, at last heeding the injunction, cast down his bucket, and it came up full of fresh, sparkling water from the mouth of the Amazon River."
"A ship lost at sea for many days suddenly sighted a friendly vessel. From the mast of the unfortunate vessel was seen a signal,“Water, water; we die of thirst!” The answer from the friendly vessel at once came back."
2. What portions of this speech would be appealing to those who fear the economic and social progress of African Americans?
"Cast it down in agriculture, mechanics, in commerce, in domestic service, and in the professions. And in this connection it is well to bear in mind that whatever other sins the South may be called to bear, when it comes to business, pure and simple, it is in the South that the
Negro is given a man’s chance in the commercial world, and in nothing is this Exposition more eloquent than in emphasizing this chance. "
"No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. It is at the bottom of life we must begin, and not at the top. Nor should we permit our grievances to overshadow our opportunities."
3. What are Washington's overarching beliefs about dealing with racial relations in the
South?
"To those of the white race who look to the incoming of those of foreign birth and strange tongue and habits for the prosperity of the South, were I permitted I would repeat what I say to my own race,“Cast down your bucket"
"Cast down your bucket among these people who have, without strikes and labour wars, tilled your fields, cleared your forests, builded your