Booker T. Washington & WEB Dubois

Which of the following believed in full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans?

• William Lloyd Douglas
• W.E.B. Du Bois
• George Washington     
• Booker T. Washington

According to Booker T. Washington, what would help African Americans gain equality?

• Learning skills and trades              
• Holding protests and strikes
• Attending meetings and elections
• Working longer and harder

How would African Americans gain equality according to Du Bois?

• By attacking Jim Crow laws and practices that inhibited black suffrage

• By promoting a Back to Africa strategy

• By supporting segregation

• By advocating for vocational training

Jim Crow Laws did what?

• Disenfranchised African Americans and segregate society

• Disenfranchised wealthy white planters and segregated society

• Forced Republicans to become sharecroppers

• Led to an increase in voting activity among African Americans

Why did Booker T. Washington believe it was important to learn a trade?

• It allowed black people to own their own business.

• It guaranteed immediate civil rights for black people.

• It made black people more employable to white business owners.

• It offered a simple way for black people to take out government loans.

Who established the Tuskegee Institute?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Booker T. Washington

• George Washington Carver

• The Peanut Man

Which person accepted social separation and believed racial equality could be achieved through vocational education?

•  Booker T. Washington
• Martin Luther King, Jr. 
• W.E.B. Du Bois                               

• William Lloyd Douglas

Why was Booker T. Washington's speech in Atlanta considered a compromise?

• Many critics felt like he wasn't challenging southern racism enough

• Many critics felt like he was attacking segregation too much in the South

• Many critics felt that he should return to Tuskegee Institute

• Many critics wanted him to go North to get help from wealthy philanthropists

Who was Booker T. Washington's biggest critic?

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Marcus Garvey

• Ida B. Wells

• Andrew Carnegie

What was the main goal of the Atlanta Compromise?

• Promote racial harmony and economic progress for African Americans

• Maintain the status quo of racial segregation

• Achieve political equality for African Americans

• Encourage African Americans to return to Africa