Alice Paul makes to the immigrant worker Ruza Wenclawska: ""A vote is a fire escape."" What historical event does it reference and how is it a true statement?

It developed as a reaction to the impact of european colonialism in africa on peoples of african descent. in the  mid-20th century, activists in africa adopted pan-africanism as a rallying cry for independence from colonial rule. some african pan-africanists sought to unite the continent as one independenthope it was useful

It was a combination of conquests and alliances