Booker T. Washington believed that discrimination against Blacks was a direct result of their low socio-economic status. He admonished Black people to “buy Black” and seek economic self-reliance. In 2020, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, the Buy Black movement again gained momentum.
What does Booker T. Washington suggest is the key to sustaining such a movement, and do you agree or disagree with his ideology that economic independence is the key to Black people overcoming race-based discrimination?
