United States History Question of the Day


W.E.B. DuBois, leader of
the Niagara Movement
(Source: Wikimedia Commons--public domain)

Question 0927:

As a response to Booker T. Washington's call for accommodation and gradualism in the Atlanta Compromise, W.E.B. DuBois encouraged African-Americans to

(A)  pursue vocational training
(B)  focus exclusively on economic gains and not become involved in politics or social reform issues
(C)  engage in activism and pursue higher education
(D)  adopt a passive and submissive attitude in their dealings with whites in authority
(E)  all of the above


Answer and explanation