Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington is formally one of the best-known African Americans in the nineteenth century that helped provide for progress of blacks education. He helped found many programs to enhance African Americans and open their opportunities. Although, the southerner whites battled for the rights of blacks to be denied, people like Washington helped us to overcome. Tuskegee Institute and other black founded colleges are an example of all the achievements blacks have made over time.

The racism given by the whites and the lighter skin blacks (mulattoes) were mere obstacles of the culture, but African Americans could handle it. Most blacks were discriminating other of darker complexion because they were closer to the home tribe (Africans. As the other lighter skin or mixed were lighter being excelled for being closer to the whites. The main issue was for all the blacks to come together to help their people, their race, and country to be a better place for diverse living.

“If that is all you and your race ask, take it (82)”. This quote shows how African Americans given freedom, but not rights (such as being treated equal). The blacks main purpose was to be on the same pedestal as the whites not only gaining their rights. Racism was the main thing that held them back.

“People of color” not “Negroes (85)”. This quote shows progress with African-American culture as them growing as a people and culture. This saying does degrade the blacks but gives them sum type or comfort. Although, they’re not known just people or Americans it shows the blacks they are given sum type of work for their growth.