Question

Read this paragraph from the speech.

Our freedom began at the end of the Civil War. That was thirty years ago. We started with a few quilts, pumpkins and chickens. Today we make new tools for farming. We make carriages. We make steam-engines work better. We print newspapers. We write books. We create art. We run drug stores. We have banks.

What kind of freedom is Booker T. Washington talking about in this paragraph?



Group of answer choices

freedom from war

freedom to vote

freedom to work

freedom to be farmers

Answer 1

Freedom to work

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

In this paragraph from Booker T. Washington's speech, he is talking about the freedom to work. According to the information provided, it mentions that after the Civil War, they started with a few quilts, pumpkins, and chickens but have now progressed to making new tools for farming, carriages, improving steam engines, printing newspapers, writing books, creating art, running drug stores, and having banks. This indicates that they have the freedom and ability to engage in various occupations and industries, highlighting the freedom to work.

Answer 3

And you think … ?

Answer 4

Yes. All the examples in Washington's speech are jobs the ex-slaves had within the first 30 years after emancipation.