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Booker T. Washington, WEB DuBois, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett (USII.4c)

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This follows the Virginia SOL information for USII.4c
Follow the directions for each activity below! Each Activity will teach you more about the works and leadership of Booker T. Washington, WEB DuBois, and Ida B. Wells. LISTEN to the articles below if you choose the play button.
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Booker T. Washington
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W.E.B. DuBois
Received help from friends and neighbors to attend school
Born in 1868
Came from a poor family
Believed that blacks should learn a vocation or trade
Wanted to help blacks have a better way of life
Organized the NAACP
Had a postage stamp issued in his honor
Was well educated
Founded the Tuskegee Institute
Died in 1963 at the age of 95
Was a great leader
Born in 1856
Elected to the Hall of Fame in New York
Believed in the ''talented tenth"
Graduated from Harvard with a Ph.D.
During a time when Black people faced discrimination and unfair laws called "Jim Crow," some prominent (famous) African Americans responded in different ways.

One person, Booker T. Washington, believed that if African Americans learned job skills, they could become equal with white people. He knew they had to be separate, but secretly worked against the unfair laws.

Another person, W.E.B. DuBois, thought that African Americans should have all the same rights as white people, like voting and being treated fairly. He started an organization called the NAACP with Ida B. Wells-Barnett to help fight for these rights.

Ida B. Wells-Barnett herself fought against lynching and other unfair treatment of African Americans. She wrote articles and spoke out about the lynchings and other injustices to let people know what was happening.
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According to the text, what did Booker T. Washington believe would help African Americans become equal with white people?

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Who started the NAACP (National Organization for the Advancement of Colored People) to fight for the rights of African Americans?

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What did Ida B. Wells-Barnett do to fight against unfair treatment of African Americans?

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What do Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, and W.E.B. DuBois have in common?