USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What organization created by W.E.B. Dubois sought immediate equality for minorities?
A
WAC
B
HUAC
C
NAACP
D
SNCC
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Before becoming a founding member of NAACP, W.E.B. Du Bois was already well known as one of the foremost Black intellectuals of his era.

Detailed explanation-2: -Accordingly, the NAACP’s mission is to ensure the political, educational, equality of minority group citizens of States and eliminate race prejudice. The NAACP works to remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Du Bois worked for the NAACP for 24 years, during which time he published his first novel, The Quest of the Silver Fleece. After a brief second stint at Atlanta University, Du Bois returned to the NAACP as director of special research in 1944 and represented the organization at the first meeting of the United Nations.

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