Answer:
Because the action received widespread outrage but he stand up to the task even as if it risked his political career.
Explanation:
The Profile of Courage Award is a private award for the appreciation of shows of bravery which is awarded to the people who risked their lives or careers for the national interest. Mitch Landrieu was elected mayor of New Orleans and received this award in 2018 for his leadership in eliminating four Confederate statues in New Orleans. Confederate sympathizers tried every possible means to stop the removal of statues but Landrieu not only did the task but also offered a clear reflection on the institution of slavery and violence underpinning the monuments.
The correct answer is to seek an education in order to better themselves and be able to compete with whites and have the intellectual and educational resources to challenge and eliminate segregation and any other racial barriers to their advancement. Indeed, Washington was an educator of great erudition and held several college degrees. He understood that during his time, political agitation in the form of protests and/or ideological confrontation would not be able to bring justice and equality to African Americans.
Since he had been born into slavery, he was aware that the vast majority of African Americans lacked a proper education and were mostly illiterate, which greatly disadvantaged them when trying to assert their rights. He concluded that it was necessary to favor the emergence of an elite of African American middle class leaders who would lead the Civil Rights movement. He was also very astute, as he presented a compromising public persona to Southern white supremacists and secretly funded legal challenges to segregationist laws and regulations.
The Roman philosophy of stoicism promoted "self-control," since it was thought that if a person allowed to many emotions to take control this would lead to bad decision-making.
