In a direct democracy who votes on government policy

The People, whereas in an indirect democracy - such as the US - the people elect representatives to vote on their behalf.

according to the quotation from booker t. washington's 1895 atlanta compromise speech.

in the great leap from slavery to freedom . . the masses of us are to live by the production of our hands . . we shall prosper . . as we learn to dignify and glorify common labor.

washington believed that  hard work had its own kind of dignity.

explanation:

mark brainliest and have a great day!

civil disobedience, refusal to obey the demands or commands of a government or occupying power, without resorting to violence or active measures of opposition