History

Read Chapters 20 & 21 and “Booker T. Washington & W.E.B. DuBois on Black Progress (1895, 1903)”, and respond to the following questions. Make sure to reference specific passages from the document and/or textbook to support your discussion: (200 words total) According to Washington, how should African Americans respond to systemic racial discrimination? What does Washington mean when he says that the agitation of questions of social equality is the extremest folly? What does DuBois think of Washington’s plan to uplift African Americans? What, according to DuBois, has been the result of following Washington’s advice? Read Chapters 22 & 23 and “Huey P. Long, “Every Man a King” and “Share our Wealth” (1934)”, and respond to the following questions. Make sure to reference specific passages from the document and/or textbook to support your discussion: (200words total) What were the most radical aspects of Long’s plan? Did any of his ideas become reality? Upon whose law did Long base his ideas? What did Long predict would be the consequences if the nation failed to adopt a program such as his?