In a 1918 editorial, W.E.B. Du Bois advised African Americans to stop agitating for agitating for equality and to proclaim the solidarity with White Americans for the duration of the First World War. The editorial surprised many Africa Americans who viewed Du Bois as an uncompromising African American leader and a chief opponent of the (10) accommodationist tactics urged by Booker, T. Washington. In fact, however, Du Bois often shifted positions along the continuum between Washington and confrontationists (15) such as William Trotter. In 1895, when Washington called on African Americans to concentrate on improving their communities instead of opposing discrimination and agitating for (20) political rights, Du Bois praised Washington’s speech. In 1903, however, Du Bois aligned himself with Trotter Washington’s militant opponent, less for ideological reasons (25) than because Trotter had described to him Washington’s efforts to silence those in the African American press who opposed Washington’s positions (20)reflected not a change in his long-term goals but rather a pragmatic response in the face of social pressure government officials had threatened African Americans’ contributions to past war efforts had brought them some legal and political (40) advances. Du Bois’ accommodationism did not last, however. Upon learning of systematic discrimination experienced by African Americans in the military, he called on them to “return fighting” from the war.
The passage is primarily concerned with
A) identifying historical circumstances that led Du Bois to alter his long-term goals.
B) defining “accommodationism” and showing how Du Bois used this strategy to achieve certain goals.
C) accounting for a particular position adopted by Du Bois during the First World War.
D) contesting the view that Du Bois was significantly influenced by either Washington or Trotter.
E) assessing the effectiveness of a strategy that Du Bois urged African Americans to adopt.
答案是C？ 怎么都应该是A吧。 大家帮看一下。
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