Question 1

The "Mississippi Plan" was significant in that

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The "Mississippi Plan" was significant in that it used a constitutional convention to achieve its ends.

Question 2

Which of the following is true about the Reconstruction era?

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Question 3

Which of the following styles of leadership did Booker T. Washington subscribe to?

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Booker T. Washington is often described as an accommodationist because he believed in working within the existing social system and advocating for African Americans to improve their situation through education and economic self-improvement, rather than directly challenging the system of segregation and disenfranchisement.

Question 4

Which of the following did Booker T. Washington do for the race problems in the United States?

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Booker T. Washington advocated for African Americans to advance themselves through education and economic progress rather than by trying to obtain political power or directly challenging the Jim Crow laws. He believed that building economic resources and establishing credibility in agriculture, mechanics, commerce, and domestic service would lead to African Americans being fully accepted as citizens and integrated into all strata of society.

Question 5

Viewing citizenship as something earned by achieving a certain level of education

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Citizenship in the United States is not contingent upon achieving a certain level of education. The American Constitution guarantees citizenship based on birthright (jus soli) or through naturalization processes that do not include educational achievement as a criterion. This ensures that citizenship is accessible to all individuals, regardless of their educational attainment.

Question 6

Booker T. Washington believed that respect and first-class citizenship would come to Blacks in proportion to their accumulation of property, education, and good jobs. His own life seemed to prove this. His belief, however, overlooks

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Washington's belief overlooks the broader context of his success, including the role of his accommodationist policies, the uniqueness of his experiences, and the pervasive institutionalized racism of his time.

Question 7

Du Bois advocated

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Du Bois advocated for all of these options: assimilation, protest, and self-assertion.

Question 8

"Education to meet the needs of group differences" has traditionally been attempted under the stated or implied claim that

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Question 9

Du Bois criticized Washington's goals for education on the grounds that

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Du Bois argued that economic progress cannot be effectively achieved if civil and political rights are restricted, critiquing Washington's approach for overly emphasizing vocational training at the expense of broader civil rights and higher education opportunities for African Americans.

Question 10

Unlike William E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington

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Booker T. Washington advocated for African Americans to improve their economic conditions through vocational education, believing that this would lead to gradual gains in civil rights and respect from white Americans. Unlike Du Bois, who was more confrontational and advocated for immediate civil rights and higher education, Washington emphasized practical skills and accommodation to the social realities of the time.

Question 11

Booker T. Washington developed a seemingly logical explanation of racial inequality in the United States. Which of the following did he see as a way to overcome racial and class discrimination?

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Question 12

What was the main purpose of the race-evolution theory?

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The race-evolution theory was primarily used to justify the unequal distribution of wealth and political power among racial groups by suggesting that such disparities were a natural result of evolutionary differences.

Question 13

Which of the following changes did Macon County's Black population witness during Washington's career as the head of Tuskegee Institute?

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Question 14

Du Bois believed that Washington asked African Americans to give up three things to survive. Which of the following does not qualify as one of those things?

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Du Bois criticized Washington for encouraging African Americans to give up three key things for survival and acceptance in American society: political power, the pursuit of higher education, and civil rights. Factory employment was not among the things Washington asked African Americans to give up; instead, he promoted vocational training and manual labor.

Question 15

Du Bois believed that Washington's message contributed to three movements that had a negative effect on African Americans. Which of the following is not one of those movements?

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Du Bois criticized Washington for promoting vocational education over higher education, which he believed contributed to the disenfranchisement and legal inferiority of African Americans, and the withdrawal of aid for their higher education. However, an increase in African American businessmen and property owners was not something Du Bois attributed to Washington's negative effects; rather, it could be seen as a positive outcome of economic self-sufficiency.

Question 16

What are the three things that Washington believed would allow African Americans to succeed?

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Question 17

What was part of Washington's solution to the oppression of Blacks?

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Washington believed in a more gradual approach to civil rights, emphasizing vocational training and economic self-reliance over immediate agitation for civil rights.

Question 18

The constitution framed by the Black belt redeemers in 1875 legally required

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The constitution framed by the Black belt redeemers in 1875 legally required racial segregation in schools, reflecting the broader societal push towards segregation during this era.

Question 19

Which of the following things did Du Bois believe in?

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Du Bois was a strong advocate for higher education for African Americans, believing it was essential for developing leadership within the Black community. He disagreed with Booker T. Washington's emphasis on vocational education and did not support the idea of separate but equal facilities or the necessity of illegal actions against racist institutions.

Question 20

What did Reconstruction mean to the political-economic dimensions of the South?

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Reconstruction involved radical changes, including tensions throughout the South and a dramatic change in the political life of Black southerners, encompassing all the aspects mentioned.

Quiz 6: Diversity and Equity: Schooling and African Americans