the atlanta compromise was an informal agreement, between the black people of the cotton-producing states of the united states, and the government of these states. it came after a speech by booker t. washington, given in 1895. the compromise is the following: the black people would tolerate means of racial segregation, most notably the jim crow laws. in exchange the white government of these states would allow them to get some basic education for free; this education was focused on technical jobs or basic training in jobs the industry needed. this would also improve the living conditions of the black peaople. black people would no longer focus on fighting for egality, integration into society or justice. white people would finance educational institutions for black people, such as tuskegee university. even though people agreed on these points, their agreement was never written down.