Flashcard on W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington

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Which of the following statements BEST describes W.E.B. DuBois' and Booker T. Washington's beliefs regarding the advancement of African Americans in the New South Era? Options: W.E.B. DuBois believed African Americans should violently resist oppressive laws while Booker T. Washington practiced nonviolent civil disobedience. Booker T. Washington believed in the promotion of a talented tenth while W.E.B. DuBois believed all African Americans needed to work for equal rights immediately. W.E.B. DuBois believed in the practice of nonviolent civil disobedience while Booker T. Washington believed African Americans should violently resist oppressive laws. W.E.B. DuBois believed African Americans should actively seek civil rights while Booker T. Washington believed that African Americans should advance through economic rights.

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W.E.B. DuBois believed African Americans should actively seek civil rights while Booker T. Washington believed that African Americans should advance through economic rights.

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Why did Tom Watson and the Populists MOST criticize Henry Grady?

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They were unhappy that he focused on industry and not agriculture.

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What was the result of the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case?

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The segregation of public facilities was ruled constitutional.

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How did the 1906 Atlanta Massacre MOST affect race relations in Georgia?

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It led to increasing segregation and oppression of African Americans in Georgia.

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Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the Jim Crow laws passed by Southern states during Reconstruction?

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to limit social, civil, and political rights of African Americans

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In the 1896 case of *Plessy v. Ferguson*, the Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana law that required African American and white passengers to sit in different rail cars did not violate the Constitution. Which legal doctrine was established by this case?

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separate but equal

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Why were the 1881, 1887, and 1895 International Cotton Expositions important to Atlanta's growth and development?

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The Expositions allowed for Atlanta to promote industrial capabilities and accomplishments since the Civil War.

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What policy would the Bourbon Triumvirate have MOST LIKELY supported?

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expanding Georgia's railroad and mining industries

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As managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution in the 1880s, what did Henry Grady use the paper to promote?

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southern industrial growth

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What did Booker T. Washington believe regarding African Americans achieving equal rights?

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He believed that economic independence and education were the ways to achieve social and political equality.