What was Booker T. Washington’s main purpose in his speech to the Atlanta Exposition? 1. to express appreciation to the Exposition’s board of jurors for allowing him to speak
2. to support the idea that all registered voters should be tested before voting, regardless of race
3. to remind African-Americans that it was up to them to “earn” equality by becoming successful
4. to prove that newly-freed African-Americans were making social and economic progress