Washington v. DuBois: Two Different Points of View

What metaphor does Booker T. Washington use to emphasize the importance of utilizing available resources in his 'Atlanta Compromise' speech?

• A ship lost at sea signaling for water

• A farmer starting a dairy farm

• A politician seeking a seat in Congress

• A teacher in a classroom

According to Booker T. Washington, what is essential for the prosperity of the South as mentioned in his speech?

• Industrial skill and real estate development

• Political conventions and stump speaking

• Utilizing local resources and self-reliance

• Foreign investments and technologies

What does Booker T. Washington suggest is necessary for racial progress and unity in his speech?

• Separation and independence of races

• Integration and shared religious practices

• Mutual progress through shared industrial and commercial life

• Complete assimilation of one race into another

According to W.E.B. DuBois, what was the most striking thing in the history of the American Negro since 1876?

• The end of slavery

• The rise of Booker T. Washington

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The Harlem Renaissance

What does W.E.B. DuBois claim Booker T. Washington's program accepts?

• The equality of the Negroes

• The alleged inferiority of the Negro races

• The need for immediate civil rights

• The importance of political power

What does W.E.B. DuBois suggest black people give up, at least for the present, according to his critique of Booker T. Washington?

• Economic prosperity

• Political power, civil rights, and higher education

• Cultural identity

• Voting rights

What negative outcomes does W.E.B. DuBois list as a result of the policies advocated by Booker T. Washington?

• Increased racial tensions

• Disfranchisement of the Negro, legal civil inferiority, and withdrawal of aid for higher training

• Economic decline

• Loss of cultural heritage