Booker T. Washington was an educator as well as a reformer, and the most influential African American leader of his time. In his speech he preached a philosophy to the African American race of self-help. He urged African Americans to accept discrimination for the time being and concentrate on making themselves better through hard work and education. He believed in education in the crafts, industrial and farming skills to further the African American race and help them prosper. This, he said, would win the respect of whites and lead to African Americans being fully accepted

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