Question

Which of these BEST describes the differences between W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington? A) Washington wanted to negotiate with white leaders, but DuBois believed that total segregation was needed. B) DuBois wanted to negotiate with white leaders, but Washington believed that total segregation was needed. C) Washington was an accommodationist and DuBois believed that blacks should have the same rights as whites. D) Washington believed that blacks should protest peacefully while DuBois believed that violence was necessary.

Answer 1

C. Washington was an accommodationist and Dubois beleived that blacks have the same rights as white.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. Washington agreed to the industrial education oriented to jobs available for the majority of the black population. Du Bois wanted for them the same classical education in liberal professions that the white population received and believed that an elite called "the tenth talented" (10% of the black population) would open the way for his race in a wide range of professions.

Both wanted to define the best ways for the development of the black community after to civil war.