African American Social Developments: W.E.B DuBois Flashcards
Which organisation was W.E.B DuBois a part of?
NAACP
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
What did W.E.B DuBois do with his education which was significant?
He was the first African American to get a PHD at Harvard
What movement did W.E.B DuBois form? When?
The Niagara Movement in 1905
What did the Niagara Movement reject?
Booker T Washington’s idea that African-Americans should put economic prosperity before equal rights
When was W.E.B DuBois born? What does this mean?
1868, meaning he was never a slave
When was the NAACP formed? What was significant about the date they formed it?
1909, they formed it on the day Abraham Lincoln was born
Why did W.E.B DuBois oppose Booker T Washington’s Atlanta Compromise speech?
He did not want to compromise with the White elite in the USA
What did Booker T Washington tell W.E.B DuBois in 1900?
He would no longer support DuBois in gaining a higher role in Education
How did W.E.B DuBois respond to what Booker T Washington told him in 1900?
Washington was not allowing African-Americans to get a more well-rounded education
Who did DuBois believe could “save” African Americans in terms of Civil Rights?
The Talented Tenth
Who were the Talented Tenth?
Supposedly the 10 most educated African Americans in the USA
