"A ship lost at sea for many days suddenly sighted a friendly vessel. From the mast of the unfortunate vessel was seen a signal, “Water, water; we die of thirst!” The answer from the friendly vessel at once came back, “Cast down your bucket where you are.” A second time the signal, “Water, water; send us water!” ran up from the distressed vessel, and was answered, “Cast down your bucket where you are.” And a third and fourth signal for water was answered, “Cast down your bucket where you are.” The captain of the distressed vessel, at last heeding the injunction, cast down his bucket, and it came up full of fresh, sparkling water from the mouth of the Amazon River. To those of my race who depend on bettering their condition in a foreign land or who underestimate the importance of cultivating friendly relations with the Southern white man, who is their next-door neighbor, I would say: “Cast down your bucket where you are”— cast it down in making friends in every manly way of the people of all races by whom we are surrounded."

Booker T. Washington, 1895
In this passage, Washington is urging African Americans to

A) start a new life in South America.

B) work more closely with whites in the South.

C) start a revolution against the United States.

D) form groups to fight against the Ku Klux Klan.

I believe that it is B

I agree.

kenia you a liar

To determine the correct answer, we can analyze the passage and look for clues to Booker T. Washington's message. In the passage, the distressed ship is seeking water and receives the response "Cast down your bucket where you are." When they follow this advice, they find fresh water from the mouth of the Amazon River. Washington uses this story as a metaphor, urging African Americans to take advantage of the resources and opportunities around them rather than seeking for them elsewhere.

He emphasizes the importance of cultivating friendly relations with the Southern white man, who is their next-door neighbor, indicating a need for cooperation and collaboration. This suggests that the correct answer is B) work more closely with whites in the South.