Question

Which of the following best describes Booker T. Washington?
a civil rights leader who was born into slavery and later worked to achieve racial equality
a civil rights leader who was born into slavery and later worked to abolish it
a civil rights leader who founded a university and was later elected to political office
a civil rights leader who was arrested for violating Jim Crow laws and later challenged them in court

Answer 1

a civil rights leader who was born into slavery and later worked to achieve racial equality

(Booker T. Washington was born into slavery, founded the Tuskegee Institute, and promoted vocational education and economic self-help to improve African Americans' social and economic position.)