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Witch person called for African Americans to pull themselves up from their own bootstraps

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The person that called for African Americans to pull themselves up from their own bootstraps was Booker T. Washington. He advocated for progress of African Americans through education and self-help. He wrote many books, including his autobiography, "Up from slavery".

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