think about in the context of these policy positions of george wallace, it's very similar to someone very famous in the black community, booker t. washington. in order to understand the link between george wallace, his policy positions, the support for the black community that came later, you must also understand who booker t. washington was. he was an accommodationist, some would say an uncle tom. the reason they say that in 1895 he made an address called the atlanta compromise. in this particular speech he stated that, in all things that are purely social, we can be as separate as the thinkers yet one as the hand and all things essential to mutual progress. so in essence was what booker t. washington was saying was, it was okay for blacks and whites to live separate, it was completely okay as long as we came together to progress human society, it was okay for us to live separate. as previously stated, booker t. washington described as an accommodationist to some and an uncle tom, he was one of the first african-americans invited to the white house to have a meal with a sitting president. to understand the connection between