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Liula [17]
4 years ago
5

Which of the following called for African Americans to “pull themselves up from their own bootstraps”?

History
2 answers:
bezimeni [28]4 years ago
6 0

<em><u>Booker T. Washington called for African Americans to “pull themselves up from their own bootstraps” </u></em>

Further Explanations:

Booker  T Washington was an American author, educator, orator, and adviser of President of United States born on  5th  April 1856. He was an active chief of African Americans during the 1915's. Most of the blacks were suffering from the franchisement rights and discrimination prevailing due to the Jim Crow law.

Washington was an advocate of African American trade and also led to the establishment of the National Negro Business League. He established his base center at Tuskegee Institute a black college of Tuskegee, Alabama.

Washington laid emphasis on the progress through entrepreneurship and education for it he mobilized a national wide coalition of middle-class black politicians, church leaders, and philanthropists so that he can build a strong economy and focus on self- help. He asked African Americans to “pull themselves up from their own bootstraps” which means to unify so as to fight for their rights.

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Answer Details

Grade: High School

Subject: History

Topic: Booker T. Washington

Keywords: Booker  T Washington, American author, educator, orator, adviser President, United States, African Americans, Jim Crow law, National Negro Business League, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama, church leaders, philanthropists

stiks02 [169]4 years ago
3 0
Booker T. Washington called for African Americans to "pull themselves up by their own bootstraps" (C). He outlined this idea in his book "Up from Slavery" highlighting his own struggle to rise from slavery to becoming a free and educated man. He advocated for African Americans to learn skills to help themselves rise and succeed in American society. 
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