Certainly there have been times when we may have
delayed this mutual understanding by being slow to
assume a fuller share of our national responsibility
because of the denial of full equality. And yet, we have
always been loyal when the ideals of American democracy
have been attacked. We have given our blood in its
defense-from Crispus Attucks on Boston Commons to
the battlefields of France. We have fought for the
democratic principles of equality under the law, equality
of opportunity, equality at the ballot box, for the
guarantees of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
-"What Does American Democracy
Mean to Me?"
What is one piece of evidence Bethune uses to support
the claim that Black Americans deserve equal rights?
O They have hope for America's future.
O They have paid equal taxes.
O They believe in the right to vote.
O They have served their country in war.
Mary McLeod Bethune