Question

This quotation is from an article entitled "The Talented Tenth," written by W.E.B. DuBois:

"Was there ever a nation on God's fair earth civilized from the bottom upward? Never; it is, ever was and ever will be from the top downward that culture filters. The Talented Tenth rises and pulls all that are worth the saving up to their vantage ground. This is the history of human progress."

Answer 1

This quotation is from an article entitled "The Talented Tenth," written by W.E.B. DuBois:

"Was there ever a nation on God's fair earth civilized from the bottom upward? Never; it is, ever was and ever will be from the top downward that culture filters. The Talented Tenth rises and pulls all that are worth the saving up to their vantage ground. This is the history of human progress."

Source: http://www.yale.edu/glc/archive/1148.htm

How did DuBois's beliefs about achieving equality, as reflected in this quotation, differ from those of Booker T. Washington?

DuBois believed that trade colleges such as the Tuskegee Institute would bring about equality; Washington believed that a liberal arts education would bring about equality.

DuBois believed that education and vocational training would bring about equality; Washington believed that the work of the NAACP would bring about equality.

DuBois believed that a liberal arts education would bring about equality; Washington believed that those trained by the Niagara Movement would bring about equality.

DuBois believed that gifted African American leaders would bring about equality; Washington believed that education and vocational training would bring about equality.

Answer 2

D) DuBois believed that gifted African American leaders would bring about equality; Washington believed that education and vocational training would bring about equality.

Answer 3

Why did many Americans consider the work of political bosses such as George Washington Plunkitt to be more about politics than philanthropy?

Political bosses helped people in need because they supported the Social Gospel movement.

Political bosses helped people in need because they would profit from it by winning votes or receiving payoffs.

Political bosses helped people in need because many of their parents were immigrants and they understood hardship.

Political bosses helped people in need because they received publicity in newspapers and political cartoons.