It was "B. General William T. Sherman" who famously said that freed slaves should be given “40 acres and mule” so they could become independent farmers, although this idea had been floated by others as well.
Answer:
Septima Poinsette (she acquired the Clark surname when she married and kept it after becoming a widow), was an African-American educator and civil rights activist born in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1898. Her parents were slaves and they worked hard to get her to receive education in a school where African Americans were accepted.
However, at the time Septima lived, racial segregation was on the rise despite the fact that slavery had already been abolished. In addition, she experienced discrimination when, after studying to become a teacher, she was denied to work in her hometown because it was prohibited for people of African descent.
It was there where she began her struggle for civil rights and the elimination of racial discrimination. She started by collecting signatures to repeal the prohibition that had against people of color to teach in schools, she achieved Charleston black teachers received equal pay as other teachers of the same category, taught courses of literacy and citizenship, as well as workshops to learn about civil rights, duties and other fundamental laws.
So, she fought hard during her life for equality and for teaching black people to defend themselves civically against the laws that prevented them from voting and doing other activities.
The correct answer is "Elected leaders were capable of abusing their power."
For Lyndon B. Johnson, he abused the powers given to him in the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by the United States Congress. His massive escalation in Vietnam despite the lack of US success shows how he abused his executive power.
For Richard Nixon, he tried to cover up a huge break in to the Democratic National Convention headquarters at the Watergate complex. He tried to use the excuse of "executive privilege" as a means to keep his recorded conversations from the American public.
