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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Early Civil Rights Movements

Question 4 • EAP-Virginia and US History A CR

Which of the following statements from the second reading best expresses Du Bois’ hope for the future?

Answer
A
“a world that looks on in contempt and pity”
B
“to bleach his Negro soul in a flood of white Americanism”
C
“to be both a Negro and American without [facing discrimination]”

Explanation

Du Bois hopes for a future in which a Black person can fully belong to both Black and American life without being treated unfairly. Choice C states that hope directly. Choice A describes contempt and pity, while choice B describes giving up Black identity to fit into white society.

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