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4.2 Early Civil Rights Movements Answers

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Why did W. E. B. Du Bois call Marcus Garvey “the most dangerous enemy of the Negro race in America”?

A
Garvey’s views promoted African unity.
B
Garvey’s views promoted integration.
C
Garvey’s views promoted racial separation.
D
Garvey’s views promoted African pride.
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Which best describes a major problem faced by the Niagara Movement?

A
lack of organizational structure
B
lack of support from other activist groups
C
lack of a strong leadership figure
D
lack of support from the general public
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Which leader helped to form the Niagara movement?

A
W. E. B. Du Bois
B
Booker T. Washington
C
Marcus Garvey
D
Mary White Ovington
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Which of the following was a major goal of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People when it was formed in 1909?

A
to end integration
B
to end segregation
C
to support black nationalism.
D
to support the accommodationist approach
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W. E. B. Du Bois was a sociologist and activist who:

A
fought for the political and social rights of African Americans.
B
founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association.
C
supported the accommodationist approach.
D
supported the “back to Africa” movement.
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While Booker T. Washington believed in an accommodationist approach to racial equality, W. E. B. Du Bois believed in:

A
the patient approach to civil rights.
B
actively working to achieve civil rights for all.
C
separate but equal rights for African Americans.
D
the “back to Africa” movement.
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Which best describes the outcome of the 1913 case Guinn v. U.S.?

A
The case represented a failure for the NAACP because it supported a law that limited the voting rights of formerly enslaved individuals.
B
The case represented a failure for the NAACP because it overturned a law that guaranteed equal voting rights for all Americans.
C
The case was a victory for the NAACP because it overturned a law that would have limited African American voting rights.
D
The case was a victory for the NAACP because it supported an existing law that upheld African American voting rights.
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Read the quotation by W. E. B. Du Bois.“We refuse to allow the impression to remain that the Negro-American assents to inferiority, is submissive under oppression and apologetic before insults.” In this quotation, Du Bois disagrees with Booker T. Washington’s accommodationist approach because Du Bois believes that

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temporarily accepting discrimination will not lead to equality.
B
submitting to discrimination will help end inequality.
C
fighting to end inequality could offend some people.
D
working toward equality for all is an important pursuit.
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Which of the following best describes one reason that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was formed?

A
to start a “back to Africa” movement
B
to make slavery illegal in the United States
C
to stop violence against African Americans
D
to form an African American political party
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Which of the following is one way that Booker T. Washington believed that African Americans could achieve equality?

A
through working with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
B
by challenging discriminatory laws in court
C
through education and learning job skills
D
by supporting black nationalism

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