Why did the author conclude the article by explaining W. E.B. DuBois' analysis of black progress during Reconstruction? (A) to make a connection between past and current efforts to diminish the political power of black
Americans
(B) to illustrate how much progress black Americans made despite white obstruction and intimidation
(C) to establish the importance of DuBois' influence on black history and political thought
(D) to describe why Reconstruction eventually collapsed, enabling the rise of the Jim Crow era

Answer its c

The messages of Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. DuBois could not have been more diverse. The philosophical rivalry between Washington and DuBois has deep historical roots. To be on the same side fighting for the same purpose, progress, and uplifting of the Black race, these two Black intellectuals har- bored radically divergent views on how to assist African Americans to free themselves from their often subhuman conditions. Both men were aware that technological advancement was of foremost importance to the advancement of African Americans. Washington’s (1901) Up From Slavery and DuBois’ (1903) The Souls of Black Folks were immediately hailed as classic commentary due to their efforts to address the then “Negro” problem in America. There were a number of Black Americans who made a valiant effort to mitigate poverty, illiteracy, racial dis- crimination, high mortality rates, and other des-
olate conditions that plagued many African Americans, particularly at the turn of the centu- ry. However, due to their influential appeal among certain constituencies, both Washington and DuBois garnered ample attention from many segments of the American intelligence, many of which were European in ethnic origin. Thus, acknowledgment from the White power structure (this was particularly true in the case of Washington) provided both men a platform to promote their message.
Washington was a student at Hampton Institute and became convinced that vocational education was the only means by which Blacks would become successful in America. In 1881 Washington went to Alabama and founded Tuskegee Institute, where he put into practice his belief that the ultimate solution to the race problem was for Blacks to prove themselves
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worthy by becoming reliable and superior.