Unit 5- African American and racism in the New South Era

What case exemplifies anti-Semitism and resistance to racial equality?

• The Leo Frank case

• The Brown v. Board of Education case

• The Scottsboro Boys case

• The Plessy v. Ferguson case

Which of the following individuals was known for his 'Atlanta Compromise' speech?

• W. E. B. DuBois

• Booker T. Washington

• Alonzo Herndon

• Frederick Douglass

Who was a co-founder of the NAACP and a prominent advocate for African American rights?

• W. E. B. DuBois

• Booker T. Washington

• Alonzo Herndon

• Marcus Garvey

Which individual was a successful businessman and the first African American millionaire in Atlanta?

• Madam C.J. Walker

• W. E. B. DuBois

• Booker T. Washington

• Alonzo Herndon

What era is associated with the advancement of African American rights by figures like Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. DuBois, and Alonzo Herndon?

• The Reconstruction Era

• The Gilded Age

• The New South Era

• The Civil Rights Era

Which of the following people believed in becoming successful through attending a trade school and building ones community before trying to integrate?

• W E B Dubois

• Booker T Washington

• Lester Maddox

• Maynard Jackson

Select the two best explanations of the differences between W E B Dubois and Booker T. Washington on the advancement of African Americans during the New South era?

• W.E.B. Dubois believed that only the top ten percent of African Americans could integrate into white society

• W.E.B. Dubois believed Washington's focus on a more traditional, liberal arts education would change America too quickly

• W.E.B. Dubois believed Booker T. Washington's ideas could not respond adequately to events like the Atlanta race riots of 1906.

• W.E.B. Dubois believed his ideas would lead to civil rights for African Americans faster than Booker T. Washington's ideas would.

What was the connection between the Ku Klux Klan and the Leo Frank case during the New South era?

• Members of the KKK believed in Anti-semitism which caused the revivial of the KKK and Leo Franks death

• Members of the KKK fought to free Leo Frank because they believed he was innocent

• Members of the KKK worked with Frank's lawyers to find the person responsible for the little girls death.

• Members of the KKK worked against civil rights leaders after the Leo Frank case.