Question

Which of the following people proposed a gradual approach to racial equality during the New South Era through technical education and hard work versus a more aggressive confrontational approach?



A.
Booker T. Washington

B.
Eugene Talmadge

C.
Alonzo Herndon

D.
W.E.B. DuBois

Answer 1

A. Booker T. Washington

He promoted a gradual approach during the New South era—vocational/technical education and economic self-help (e.g., Tuskegee Institute, Atlanta Compromise)—while W.E.B. Du Bois argued for immediate political and civil rights and a more confrontational stance.