Which of the following best summarizes Booker T. Washington's advice in his 1895 speech at the Cotton States and International Exposition?
(1 point)
Responses
Advocate for immediate social equality and political action.
Advocate for immediate social equality and political action.
Emphasize the importance of learning skills and achieving self-sufficiency.
Emphasize the importance of learning skills and achieving self-sufficiency.
Reject the idea of acquiring a home and focus on political activism.
Reject the idea of acquiring a home and focus on political activism.
Prioritize full rights and privileges without any preparation.]
Emphasize the importance of learning skills and achieving self-sufficiency.
What did W.E.B. Dubois contribute to the black community? Select the two that apply.
(2 points)
Responses
He was a former slave who promoted jobs and education for blacks.
He was a former slave who promoted jobs and education for blacks.
He was instrumental in forming the NACCP.
He was instrumental in forming the NACCP.
He wrote The Souls of Black Folk, which focused on the conditions of blacks.
He wrote The Souls of Black Folk, which focused on the conditions of blacks.
He sued the U.S. government on the basis of violations of the Fourteenth Amendment.
He was instrumental in forming the NACCP.
He wrote The Souls of Black Folk, which focused on the conditions of blacks.
Which was an effect of the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson?
(1 point)
Responses
It reduced the frequency of racial violence in the South.
It reduced the frequency of racial violence in the South.
It caused increased migrations of people from the North.
It caused increased migrations of people from the North.
It weakened and outlawed Jim Crow laws in the North.
It weakened and outlawed Jim Crow laws in the North.
It reaffirmed and strengthened Jim Crow laws in the South.