USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

THE END OF RECONSTRUCTION AND THE ELECTION OF 1876

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The idea that African Americans ought to accommodate segregation and focus their energy on education and economic advancement was a belief held by
A
Ida B. Wells.
B
W.E.B. Du Bois
C
Booker T. Washington
D
Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Washington was known as a racial accommodationist. He rejected the pursuit of political and social equality with whites in favor of developing vocational skills and a reputation for stability and dependability.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: Booker T. Washington became a leading African American intellectual and educator in the 19th century. He worked to achieve racial equality through concentrating on education, learning trade or skills and investing in businesses.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which best describes W. E. B. Du Bois’s opinion of Booker T. Washington’s accommodationist approach? It reinforced segregation and discrimination.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Redeemers were a political coalition in the Southern United States during the Reconstruction Era that followed the Civil War. Redeemers were the Southern wing of the Democratic Party. They sought to regain their political power and enforce white supremacy.

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