Booker T. Washington/W. E. B. Du Bois

Who was Booker T. Washington?

• An educator and reformer

• A musician

• A slave owner

• A president

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What did Booker T. Washington preach?

• Overthrow of the government

• Violent resistance

• Self-help, racial solidarity and accommodation

• Immediate demand for rights

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What did Booker T. Washington urge blacks to accept?

• A political position

• A new religion

• Discrimination for the time being

• Their freedom

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What was Booker T. Washington's strategy for black elevation?

• Through hard work and material prosperity

• Through political activism

• Through emigration

• Through education only

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Who was the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. at Harvard?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Frederick Douglass

• W. E. B. Du Bois

• Malcolm X

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What did W. E. B. Du Bois urge African Americans to do?

• Focus solely on education

• Accept their situation

• Demand to immediately receive their constitutional rights

• Emigrate to Africa

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How did Booker T. Washington's and W. E. B. Du Bois's approaches to civil rights differ?

• Washington advocated for immediate action, while Du Bois preached patience

• Du Bois focused on economic prosperity, while Washington emphasized education

• Washington urged accommodation, while Du Bois demanded immediate rights

• They had the same approach

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What was Booker T. Washington's view on black people's focus to elevate themselves?

• Through hard work and accumulating wealth

• Through legal action

• Through violent uprising

• Through artistic expression

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In what time period did Booker T. Washington live?

• 1856-1915

• 1750-1820

• 1901-1965

• 1920-1985

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What was unique about W. E. B. Du Bois's educational achievement?

• He was the first to graduate from high school

• He was the first African-American Harvard graduate

• He was the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. at Harvard

• He studied abroad in Europe

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