Question

Which of the following summarizes Booker T. Washington's position on education for African Americans? African Americans should obtain a liberal arts education. African Americans should focus on political and civil rights. African Americans should focus on obtaining vocational skills.

Answer 1

your answer would be they need liberal arts education

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) African Americans should obtain a liberal arts education.

The following summarizes Booker T. Washington's position on education for African Americans: "African Americans should obtain a liberal arts education."

Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was an advocate of African American education as a way to solve their many problems. He thought that and educated and prepared African America had many chances to be someone in society. This view always was in opposition to W.E.B. Du Bois, who had many differences with Washington. As a firm believer of education, Booker T. Washington was a founder of Tuskegee Normal, later known as Tuskegee University.