WorksheetsWashington v. DuBois: Two Different Points of View
Total questions: 1
Worksheet time: 6mins
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
