AKS 37c

In the Atlanta Compromise speech, Booker T. Washington urged African Americans to advance themselves through economic opportunities and industrial education. He said that once African Americans had done so, they would then gain acceptance from whites.

What was W. E. B. Du Bois's response to Washington's speech?

• He agreed with Washington and called on Atlanta business owners to employ more African American people.

• He disagreed with Washington because he believed Washington's strategy did not fight hard enough for racial equality.

• He agreed with Washington and urged African Americans to continue their education and run for political office in Atlanta.

• He disagreed with Washington because he believed African Americans should leave the United States and return to Africa.

Which of the following did W. E. B. DuBois consider MOST important in the struggle for civil rights for African Americans?

• improved police protection of minorities

• increased career apprenticeship

• improved economic opportunities

• increased political representation

-Proposed the Talented Tenth

-Helped found the NAACP

-Believed political rights were more important than economic rights

Which of the following people is described by the list?

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Alonzo Herndon

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Booker T. Washington

Why was Booker T. Washington often criticized by civil rights leaders such as W.E.B. DuBois?

• He encouraged African Americans to use violent tactics as a means by which to force changes in government policy.

• He encouraged African Americans to emigrate from the United States to Africa and start new lives for themselves and their families.

• He argued that African Americans had not been citizens of the United States long enough to be entitled to the same rights awarded to others.

• He argued that African Americans should focus on establishing themselves in society economically through hard work before fighting for civil rights.

Which of the following did W.E.B. DuBois consider MOST important in the struggle for civil rights for African Americans?

• increased political rights

• improved police protection of minorities.

• increased access to vocational schools like the Tuskegee Institute

• improved economic opportunities

What was Alonzo Herndon's MAIN goal when he founded the Atlanta Mutual Insurance Association in 1905?

• to become as powerful and wealthy as possible.

• to increase job discrimination against African Americans.

• to create the largest insurance company in the South.

• to gain wealth and help other African Americans.

What did Booker T. Washington argue African Americans need to focus on in his 1895 Atlanta Compromise Speech?

(If you don't remember reading about the speech in your Formative assignment, just think about what Washington argued for)

• causing civil disorder to achieve social justice.

• improving their representation in politics.

• moving from the South to the North

• achieving economic independence.

How did Alonzo Herndon try to improve the lives of African Americans in Atlanta?

• by working to improve living conditions in the city’s poorest segregated neighborhoods

• by organizing sit-ins and boycotts of Atlanta businesses that refused to serve African Americans

• by funding health education campaigns to improve the well-being of the city’s residents

• by providing employment opportunities for college-educated members of the community

How did the views of W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington differ?

• DuBois advocated tolerance of racial discrimination, while Washington argued that African Americnas must demand their civil rights to combat racism.

• Washington advocated tolerance of racial discrimination, while DuBois argued that African Americans must demand their civil rights to combat racism.

• DuBois believed AFrican Americnas must fight discrmination through any means necessary, including violence, while Washington believed it important to use only peaceful means of protest.

• Washington believed African Americans must fight discrimination through any means necessary, including violence, while DuBoise believed it important to use only peaceful means of protest.

Based on the excerpt, what did Washington believe about the possibility of racial equality in the United States?

• Washington believed that African Americans would never gain equality in the United States without becoming more politically involved.

• Washington believed that African Americans would never gain equality in the United States without forcing change through social unrest.

• Washington believed that African Americans would only achieve equality by proving themselves to be productive members of society.

• Washington believed that African Americans would only achieve equality by gaining community support through grassroots campaigns.