Write one paragraph that summarizes Booker T.
Washington's views on segregation. Be sure to
use details from the Up from Slavery excerpt to
support your answer.
Booker T. Washington's "Up from slavery" (1901) is a very
important
book on segregation. Through the book- his
autobiography-Washington accoladed virtues like patience
and thrift in
those years of slavery. In his story, Washington
defined the course
of African American life in those dark
moments Up from slavery tells the story of how Washington
surmount his life as a slave to a professor. The book narrates
vivid passages like his 500-mile walk from the west Virginia
coal
mines to the Virginia coast, just to go to school.
Which of these did you include in your response?
Segregation damages whites and African
Americans.
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Discrimination does more lasting damage to
whites than to African Americans.
Segregation can be overcome if African
Americans work hard.
African Americans need trust and
responsibility from their leaders.
Racial hatred damages people's souls.