USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Black leader W.E.B. DuBois ____
A
demanded complete political and social equality for African-Americans.
B
established an industrial school at Tuskegee, Alabama.
C
worked closely with Booker T. Washington.
D
was an ex-slave who rose to fame.
E
remained a loyal American all his life.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During his long life, Du Bois was a sociologist, Civil Rights activist, historian, educator, editor, and outspoken public intellectual. Applying rigorous methods, Du Bois’ studies and subsequent writing treated sociology as a science, employing empirical research and quantitative as well as qualitative analysis.

Detailed explanation-2: -His cause included people of color everywhere, particularly Africans and Asians in colonies. He was a proponent of Pan-Africanism and helped organize several Pan-African Congresses to fight for the independence of African colonies from European powers.

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