Compare and contrast the views of Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois regarding strategies that would achieve social progress for African Americans
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer will include:
1. Washington wanted a focus on economic progress.
2. Washington was willing to accept social and political segregation.
3. Washington secretly funded efforts to fight segregation.
4. W.E.B. Du Bois wanted a direct challenge to segregation.
5. Du Bois helped to start the NAACP and helped make a direct legal challenge to segregation.
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What will be an ideal response?
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