Question

Based on these passages, what is the main difference between the teachings of W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington?

Washington saw the benefits of education, and DuBois believed it conflicted with progress.
Washington insisted on political and civil rights, and DuBois demanded economic progress.
Washington promoted self-reliance and the gradual advancement of the black people, and DuBois supports radical change.
Washington approached the problem from a capitalist point of view, and DuBois approached it from a spiritual one.

Answer 1

I think it is Washington promoted self-reliance and the gradual advancement of the black people, and DuBois supports radical change. 

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) Washington promoted self-reliance and the gradual advancement of the black people, and DuBois supports radical change.

Based on these passages, what is the main difference between the teachings of W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington was that Washington promoted self-reliance and the gradual advancement of the black people, and DuBois supports radical change.

Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) considered that education was the right path for the improvement of black people. He founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and supported the formation of the National Black League.

W.E.B. DuBois (1868-1963) was an African American activist that demanded full equality for black people. He strongly opposed the idea that whites were superior and founded the National Association for the Advancement of Black of Colored People (NAACP).