Question

Which of the following best describes Du Bois's disagreement with Washington's "Atlanta Compromise" in The Souls of Black Folk?

1) Du Bois shows how Washington's agenda to postpone demands for equal voting and civic rights and concentrate instead on industrial training is ultimately counterproductive and demeaning.
2) Du Bois thinks that Washington is too willing to conciliate white racists with speeches and obsequious behavior and prefers a less cautious approach that could include violence if necessary.
3) Du Bois warns that Washington is often incendiary in his propagandistic calls to improve working conditions for blacks, which risks provoking Southern and Northern racists to attack blacks.
4) Du Bois dislikes Washington's call for separate black and white schools because he believes that blacks will achieve civic equality only through a racially integrated educational system.

Answer 1

Du Bois disagrees with Washington's 'Atlanta Compromise' because he believes it is counterproductive and demeaning. He advocates for liberal arts education and criticizes Washington's acceptance of segregation.

Step-by-step explanation:

W. E. B. Du Bois disagrees with Washington's 'Atlanta Compromise' in The Souls of Black Folk because he believed that Washington's agenda to postpone demands for equal voting and civic rights and concentrate instead on industrial training is ultimately counterproductive and demeaning. Du Bois argues that African Americans should focus on liberal arts and intellectual development to create a leadership cadre. He criticizes Washington's acceptance of segregation as a tactical compromise that perpetuates white supremacy.