Question

Lines 26-49: Why was Nash drawn to the idea of the activitists learning "to love themselves"? Support your answer with explicit textual evidence.

Answer 1

Nash was drawn to the idea "to love themselves" because it helped to overcome the sense of inferiority and know their self-worth.

Step-by-step explanation:

"The Most Daring of [Our] Leaders" is taken from historical writing written by Lynne Olson.

In lines 26-49, Nash was drawn to the idea "to love themselves" as it helped her and other participants overcome their sense of inferiority and recognize their value and self-worth.

After Nash joined James Lawson's training sessions for black students, she begins to realize that the program is training them to be the activists who rule over self-hatred and a sense of inferiority. The program also enabled students to realize their own worth

Textual evidence:

"She was particularly drawn to his belief that to be effective, these young would-be activists would have to transcend self-hatred and a sense of inferiority, that they would have to learn to love themselves."

"Within the movement... we came to a realization of our own self-worth..."