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Urban and Social Reforms

Question 5 • MO-US History II A

While Booker T. Washington believed in an accommodationist approach to racial equality, W. E. B. Du Bois believed in:

Answer
t
the patient approach to civil rights.
a
actively working to achieve civil rights for all.
s
separate but equal rights for African Americans.
t
the “back to Africa” movement.

Explanation

Du Bois rejected Washington’s gradual, accommodationist approach and argued that African Americans should actively demand civil and political rights. He helped organize the Niagara Movement, which called for immediate equality. So the best answer is “actively working to achieve civil rights for all.”

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