Read the excerpt from Up from Slavery by Booker T.
Washington.
Our greatest danger is that in the great leap from slavery
to freedom we may overlook the fact that the masses of
us are to live by the productions of our hands, and fail to
keep in mind that we shall prosper in proportion as we
learn to dignify and glorify common labour and put brains
and skill into the common occupations of life; shall
prosper in proportion as we learn to draw the line
between the superficial and the substantial, the
ornamental gewgaws of life and the useful. No race can
prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling
a field as in writing a poem. It is at the bottom of life we
must begin, and not at the top. Nor should we permit our
grievances to overshadow our opportunities.
Read the excerpt from The Souls of Black Folk by
W. E. B. Du Bois.
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Which statement best compares the claims of the two
arguments?
O Washington thinks that agricultural work should be
championed as a way to advance, while Du Bois
looks down on industrial labor.
O Washington promotes manual labor as a path to
success, while Du Bois argues that higher education
supports other types of success.
O Washington declares that most people can be
successful at farming their own property, while
Du Bois says that owning property is impossible.
O Washington says that time spent arguing about
inequalities undermines opportunities, while Du Bois
advocates for civic activism.
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