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.
