Read the quotation from Booker T. Washington's 1895 Atlanta Compromise Speech. “[P]rogress in the enjoyment of all the privileges that will come to us must be the result of severe and constant struggle rather than of artificial forcing.” In this quotation, Washington is expressing his view that

Washington argues that progress toward equal privileges should come through sustained effort rather than being imposed quickly by outside force. This reflects the view that the government cannot simply legislate equality into existence. He is not saying equality is unrealistic or that only some people deserve privileges; he is emphasizing gradual progress through struggle.

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