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QuizMultiple Choice

Civil Rights at the Turn of the Century

Question 21 • MO-US History II A

W. E. B. Du Bois was a sociologist and activist who

Answer
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helped found the NAACP.
h
helped found the Universal Negro Improvement Association.
s
supported the accommodationist approach.
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supported the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling.

Explanation

W. E. B. Du Bois was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), established in 1909. He advocated for civil rights and equal treatment, rather than the accommodationist approach, and he opposed the segregation upheld by Plessy v. Ferguson.

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