Please answer only three of the following four questions separately and to the best of your ability. Use only the text and our class discussions. No outside sources. Each of your three answers must be 1-2 pages in length. Each answer must be clearly marked with the corresponding question number. Do not retype the question. Your answers must be typed, double-spaced, 12-point font. All three answers should be sent as one document.
1: Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, and Marcus Garvey were the three preeminent black leaders of the late 19th and early 20th century. Please discuss their origins, ascensions, philosophies, and conflicts.
2. Discuss the writers of the Harlem and Chicago Renaissances. How were they funded? Highlight the major figures and differing philosophies.
3. Please discuss the relationship between the communist party and the struggle for civil rights in the United States. You should explain the significance of the Scottsboro Boys, the Red Scare, etc. You should explain why the communist party fell out of favor.
4. Highlight some of the key women involved in the traditional Civil Rights Movement of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. How did they deal with both racism and sexism?
Source: Darlene Clark Hine, William Hine, and Stanley Harrold, African Americans A Concise History, 5th edition (Pearson, 2013) (Hereinafter referred to as “Hine”)