Understanding W.E.B. Du Bois

Where was W.E.B. Du Bois born?

• Harlem, New York

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Nashville, Tennessee

• Great Barrington, Massachusetts

What was the title of Du Bois's first important study?

• The Philadelphia Negro

• The Crisis

• Black Reconstruction in America

• The Souls of Black Folk

What movement did Du Bois become involved in at the start of the new century?

• The Abolitionist Movement

• The Pan-African Movement

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The Harlem Renaissance

Who did Du Bois have a well-known disagreement with?

• Marcus Garvey

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Booker T. Washington

What term did Du Bois popularize?

• The Talented Tenth

• The Great Migration

• The Promised Land

• The Final Solution

Which organization did Du Bois help co-found?

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

• United Negro College Fund

• American Civil Liberties Union

What was Du Bois's stance on the Harlem Renaissance?

• He was a consistent supporter.

• He was initially supportive but later became disillusioned.

• He was always critical.

• He was indifferent.

Where did Du Bois spend his final years?

• France

• United Kingdom

• United States

• Ghana, Africa

Booker T Washington and WEB Du Bois both agreed

• Education was unimportant for civil progress

• Jim Crow Laws could not be changed

• Education for African-Americans was important

• Railroads had to be regulated

Considering the passages from Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois above, what is their biggest difference on how African Americans should proceed after Plessy v. Ferguson?

• Washington thought African Americans should fight for the right to vote. Du Bois thought this could wait.

• Washington encouraged African Americans to seek economic equality before social and political equality. Du Bois thought African Americans should seek all freedoms immediately.

• Washington believed the races should be separated and should only work within their group. Du Bois agreed.

• Washington believed that African Americans should focus on ending segregation in restaurants and schools. Du Bois thought economic equality should come first.