Question

my assignments
up from the distressed ship, and was answered, cast down your bucket where you are...
the captain of the distressed vessel, 1 at last heeding 2 the injunction, 3 cast down his
bucket, and it came up full of fresh, sparkling water.
to those of my race i would say: cast down your bucket where you are - cast it down in
making friends with the southern white man, who is your next - door neighbor. cast it
down in agriculture, mechanics, in commerce, in domestic service... no race can prosper
till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. it is at the
bottom of life we must begin, and not at the top.
to those of the white race who look to the incoming of those of foreign birth and strange
tongue and habits for the prosperity of the south, were i permitted, i would repeat what i
have said to my own race: cast down your bucket where you are. cast it down among
the eight millions of negroes, whose habits you know, whose fidelity 4 and love you
have tested... as we have proved our loyalty to you in the past... so in the future, in our
humble way, we shall stand by you with a devotion that no foreigner can approach... in
all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand
in all things essential to mutual progress.
which of the following is not a message that washington
was sending to southern whites?
a he believed that blacks should strive for political and
social power.
b he wanted whites to hire blacks for labor instead of
immigrants.
c he accepted segregation between the races if
everyone could be successful.
d he thought blacks should focus on skilled labor
instead of a formal education.

Explanation:

Booker T. Washington, in his "Atlanta Compromise" speech, emphasized economic self - sufficiency and vocational skills for African Americans rather than immediate political equality. He believed in working within the existing social structure.

• Option A: Washington was not focused on political power for African Americans at that time. His approach was more about economic development through skills and labor.
• Option B: He did not advocate for whites to hire blacks instead of immigrants. His focus was on African Americans building their own economic base.
• Option C: He thought that if African Americans could show economic success (e.g., through skilled labor), it would lead to better relations. He accepted a form of social separation (not equality) in the short - term for long - term economic progress.
• Option D: He emphasized vocational education (skilled labor) over formal education in the traditional sense for African Americans at that stage of his ideology.

Answer:

A. He believed that blacks should strive for political and social power.