Question

This man partnered with the president of Sears on the construction of over five-thousand “Rosenwald Schools.” This man founded a business league for “commercial and financial development” with support from Andrew Carnegie. This graduate of Hampton University [emphasize] opposed an organization co-founded by William Monroe Trotter, the (*) Niagara Movement. James K. Vardaman complained that “rats had taken refuge in the stable” after this man was invited to the White House by Theodore Roosevelt. (10[2])This author of Up From Slavery (10[1])told his countrymen to “cast down your bucket” in an 1895 (10[1])speech. For 10 points, the “Atlanta Compromise” speech was delivered by what African-American activist who founded the Tuskegee Institute? ■END■

ANSWER: Booker T. Washington [or Booker Taliaferro Washington] (The organization in the second line is the National Negro Business League.)
<GD, American History>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Forrest WeintraubColumbia Ly-αRIT7210
Spencer AhnRochester ACornell Fire7210
Nathan ZhangCornell WindCornell Earth7810
Ethan MaddoxRochester BRochester C8910

Summary

2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y4100%0%0%77.75