Explain how the author supports his opinion about washington's view of people freedom and identity. support your answer with explicit textual evidence.

The concept of identity and freedom are connected. Think about slavery and blackness. Think also about segregation and whiteness. How people could be considered slaves and others not? Pay attention in what the character says about who has the right to be free and who doesn't have the same rights and the reasons for that. So you will find on your text the evidence for your answers.

no it who u choose to be. let no one tel u what or who to be;

may i see the historical information and the excerpt?