Which of the following describes the ideas of W.E.B. Du Bois on civil rights?
A. Equal rights were not a privilege that needed to be earned and society as a whole should carry the burden of achieving equality.
B. African Americans should focus their energy on fighting Jim Crow laws in order to achieve suffrage.
C. Violence is the only way to achieve equality.
D. African Americans should build up their reputations as hard working citizens in order to gain equal rights.
I agree, but make sure this is what your text materials emphasize. A case can be made for B as well, because he did feel that the Jim Crow laws were to be fought against. The "correct" answer will be whatever the text you've been assigned think is most important.
my text book says " W.E.B. Du Bois did not feel that the right to vote was a privilege that black needed to earn." but in the option there is "Equal rights" are mentioned so am confused. Please tell is A correct then?
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I think A is correct.
Du Bois believed that African Americans should have exactly the same rights as white people, and that it was up to society as a whole not to discriminate.
Thank you so much. thank you so much.thank you so much A was correct :D
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Yes, option A accurately describes the ideas of W.E.B. Du Bois on civil rights. According to Du Bois, equal rights were not a privilege that needed to be earned; rather, he believed that society as a whole should carry the burden of achieving equality. Du Bois strongly advocated for social and political equality for African Americans and argued against the notion that they had to prove themselves as deserving of equal rights. He believed that it was the responsibility of society to recognize and rectify the injustices faced by African Americans.
