Answer in about 150 words

Up from Slavery- An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington's Europe trip turned out to be a springboard for his popularity. Elucidate.

Washington was treated like an American royalty on his voyage to Europe. He did not have any bad experience related to that trip of his. The captain and the other guests on the ship welcomed him and his wife aboard on the ship to Europe. They were invited to Holland to spend a few days when he landed in Belgium. Therefore, Washington’s Europe trip turned out to be a springboard for his popularity. He recollects his experience in Paris where he meets Henry O. Tanner, a famous black American painter. He invited him to a display of his art in Paris. There he was confronted with a group of onlookers who enquired him whether it was a piece of art by a black man. But his confrontation with all such prominent people with a special invite from them was a stepping stone of his success.