In the fifth paragraph ("To those of ... mutual progress"), Washington echoes the story he told in the
previous paragraph. This repetition primarily serves to
persuade white audience members that African
American workers are a resource.
show how the story applies to one demographic
group more than another.
* stoke anti-immigrant sentiment among white and
African American people.
assuage fears that his argument is too progressive
for the times.
* address criticisms that his own policies
accommodate white interests too much.
THE ANSWER IS A