Question

Which is the BEST description of how Booker T. Washington's response to the restrictions placed on African-Americans during the post-Reconstruction period was different from that of W.E.B. DuBois and Ida Wells Barnett?

Answer 1

The answer is C:

"Washington's public statements suggested that he was willing to accept the second class citizenship in exchange for jobs that would alleviate the poverty of African Americans."

The BEST description of how Booker T. Washington's response to the restrictions placed on African-Americans during the post-Reconstruction period was different from that of W.E.B. DuBois and Ida Wells Barnett is that Washington's public statements suggested that he was willing to accept the second class citizenship in exchange for jobs that would alleviate the poverty of African Americans.