Which African American leader energized the growing African American middle class? A-booker t Washington

B-W. E.B. DuBois

C-Ida Wells-Barnett

A. Booker T. Washington

Explanation:

Booker Taliaferro Washington was a Black American leader from the late 19th century till his death in 1915. In this time, he sponsored and advocated more for the economic growth and empowerment of blacks than for political empowerment (even though he did this secretly).

He called on blacks to develop themselves economically and through education and entrepreneurship and to this end established a nationwide coalition of black organizations like churches,  middle-class blacks and even politicians.

He also founded the National Negro Business League and the Tuskegee Institute for the same purpose as above.

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explanation:

union blockade

explanation:

the union blockade in the american civil war was a naval strategy by the united states to prevent the confederacy from trading.

the blockade was proclaimed by president abraham lincoln in april 1861, and required the monitoring of 3,500 miles (5,600 km) of atlantic and gulf coastline, including 12 major ports, notably new orleans and mobile. those blockade runners fast enough to evade the union navy could only carry a small fraction of the supplies needed. they were operated largely by british citizens, making use of neutral ports such as havana, nassau and bermuda. the union commissioned around 500 ships, which destroyed or captured about 1,500 blockade runners over the course of the war.