According to Washington, what has been the outcome for African Americans "who themselves or whose ancestors went through the school of American slavery"? Write two to three sentences explaining his position.
Washington believed that African Americans were made stronger and more hopeful by surviving the school of American slavery. He also argued that they had material and intellectual advantages in the United States and were better off than Black people in other parts of the world.
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What does Du Bois mean by the fact that every African American “ever feels his twoness”?
Which of the following statements from the second reading best expresses Du Bois’s hope for the future?
Which phrase does Washington use to express his opinion of the institution of slavery?
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