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W.E.B. DuBois starts his chapter opposing Booker T. Washington with this sentence:

In failing thus to state plainly and unequivocally the legitimate demands of their people, even at the cost of opposing an honored leader, the thinking classes of American Negroes would shirk a heavy responsibility, -- a responsibility to themselves, a responsibility to the struggling masses, a responsibility to the darker races of men whose future depends so largely on this American experiment, but especially a responsibility to this nation, -- this common Fatherland.

If DuBois considers himself part of the “thinking classes of American Negroes,” what does this sentence give him permission to do?

Answer 1

This phrase allows DuBois to be passive about how black people are being treated and represented by Booker T. Washington.

Step-by-step explanation:

DuBois does not agree with Booker T. Washington's position on how blacks should position themselves to have their rights guaranteed.

Dubois was an academic intellectual and believed that blacks should have a quality education and fight for political representation and rights. Meanwhile, Booker T. Washington believed that blacks should strive for economic freedom and not confront whites or claim anything.

Dubois felt that Booker T. Washington's position demeaned blacks and placed them in a weaker position relative to whites. However, he stressed that if people wanted to listen to Booker T. Washington, the “thinking classes of black Americans,” like him, would take a passive stance in the struggle for rights, no matter what.