Question

Question

Select TWO examples of muckrakers from the Progressive Movement. (2 points)
Responses

Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair

Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells

Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington

W.E.B. DuBois
W.E.B. DuBois

Theodore Roosevelt

Answer 1

The two examples of muckrakers from the Progressive Movement are:

1. Upton Sinclair
2. Ida B. Wells

Upton Sinclair is known for exposing the harsh conditions in the meatpacking industry in his novel "The Jungle," while Ida B. Wells focused on issues of racial injustice and anti-lynching activism through her journalism.