Booker T. Washington in his speech he was referring about freedom to work.
Explanation:
A powerful leader of the Afro-American community is Mr. Booker T. Washington; he has done the framework for the Atlanta compromise. In this he has made an agreement between the American white leader and black leader where the white leader has accepted for giving basic living conditions, education, legal procedures and safeguards.
In return the blacks will work modestly and agree to the white political rule. In his famous speech at the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta he mentioned about freedom of work. A born slave Washington with his sheer hard work and determination he has attained success.