Brooker T.Washington's speech in my opinion is directed toward African Americans. The speech provides a complete different perspective on segregation and it is one that suddenly gives hope to those who are considered inferior. Cast Down Your Bucket. In other words, make the best of the opportunities you have around you, even if you didn't start at the top of the pyramid.
Make friends with those surrounding you. Unfortunately, our society is one in which people do tend to favour those who are liked. Blacks at the time were at the bottom of the pyramid but not necessarily unliked by everyone. In Washington's perspective, African Americans still had plenty of opportunities in the industry. After all, who was going to do all the work?
Admirable. Blacks were at the bottom of the pyramid, were basically considered worthless yet Washington gives hope to each and every one of them by showing them exactly how many opportunities they had and how without them, the industry was nothing.
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