Booker T. Washington, W.E.B Dubois, & Alonzo Herndon

Which organization was founded in 1900 by Booker T. Washington with the belief that "promoting black-owned businesses was the key to economic advancement" for African-Americans?

• the Niagara Movement

• the Better Business Bureau

• the National Negro Business League

• the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

W.E.B. DuBois was an early leader in the

• Labor Movement.

• Populist Movement.

• Civil Rights Movement.

• Women’s Suffrage Movement.

Who is being described?

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Frederick Douglass

• Booker T. Washington

• George Washington Carver

• Educator, orator, author, orator
• Founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in 1881
• Famous "Atlanta Compromise" speech in 1895 urged moderation in the civil rights struggle

Who is being described?

• W.E.B DeBois

• Fredrick Douglas

• Booker T. Washington

• George Washington Carver

I do not exaggerate when I say that Prof. Booker T. Washington’s address yesterday was one of the most notable speeches, both as to character and the warmth of its reception, ever delivered to a Southern audience. It was an epoch-making talk, and marks distinctly a turning point in the progress of the Negro race, and its effect in bringing about a perfect understanding between the whites and blacks of the South will be immediate. The address was a revelation. It was the first time that a Negro orator had appeared on a similar occasion before a Southern audience."

-- Clark Howell, editor of the Atlanta Constitution, printed in the New York World, September 19, 189

Which sentence BEST describes the "address" by Booker T. Washington to which Howell refers?

• Washington said that Blacks did not need the right to vote.

• It was a call for Blacks to move to urban areas for employment.

• It was a call for moderation in the struggle for equal rights by Blacks.

• Washington suggested that Blacks organize an effort to return to Africa.

The New South Era was a period in the late 1800s and early 1900s that saw an increase in urbanization and manufacturing and a decrease of the pre-Civil War agrarian society in the Deep South. Identify which of the individuals below were important African Americans during this time in American history.

• W.E.B. Du Bois was a scholar, author, and sociologist who promoted the rights of black Americans.

• Martin Luther King, Jr. gave many famous speeches during this time and led important protests against segregation.

• Booker T. Washington was a U.S. educator and reformer and was one of the most prominent African American leaders of his time.

• Alonzo Herndon was a successful and influential African American businessman at the turn of the century.

Which prominent supporter of his community is pictured and described below?

● Born a slave in Social Circle in 1858

● Owned and operated 3 barber shops in Atlanta

● Started Atlanta Life Insurance Association

● Atlanta’s first African American millionaire

• Leo Frank

• Alonzo Herndon

• Booker T. Washington

• W. E. B. DuBois

Which influential historian and civil rights activist is pictured and described below?

● Born a slave in Virginia

● Educator, speaker, author, community leader

● Founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in 1881

● Famous “Atlanta Compromise” speech in 1895

• George Washington Carver

• Booker T. Washington

• Fredrick Douglas

• W. E. B. DuBois

Which of these BEST describes the differences between W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington?

• DuBois wanted to negotiate with white leaders, but Washington believed that total segregation was needed.

• DuBois wanted immediate equality for blacks, while Washington wanted to use a slower approach for change.

• There were no differences between them, both DuBois and Washington wanted equality as fast as possible.

• Washington wanted to negotiate with white leaders, but DuBois believed that total segregation was needed.

Which influential historian and civil rights activist is pictured and described above?

● Born in Massachusetts

● First African-American to earn a PhD from Harvard University in 1895

● Co-founder of NAACP in 1909

• Frederick Douglas

• George Washington Carver

• W. E. B. DuBois

• Booker T. Washington