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The Atlanta Exposition Address
Question 1 of 5
What does the "cast down your bucket where you are" parable, at the heart of Washington's Atlanta address, urge Black Southerners and white Southerners to do?
A
Emigrate to a foreign land for better opportunities
B
Make friends and build economic ties with the people already around them — their "next-door neighbour" — rather than looking to a foreign land or distant relationships for their fortune
C
Focus exclusively on formal education before seeking any employment
D
Wait for federal intervention before taking any local action
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