Read the excerpt from Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington. As a rule, I believe in universal, free suffrage, but I believe that in the South we are confronted with peculiar conditions that justify the protection of the ballot in many of the states, for a while at least, either by an education test, a property test, or by both combined; but whatever tests are required, they should be made to apply with equal and exact justice to both races. What is the main claim the author makes?
Answer
A
The South has particular conditions that need to be taken into account.
B
Everyone should be allowed to vote everywhere without discrimination.
C
Education and property tests should be requirements for some people.
D
Any test that is given before voting needs to be required for all equally.