Which of these people founded the NAACP and insisted the "talented tenth" of the African-American community should be given immediate political and social equality and they would elevate the black race?

A) W. E. B. DuBois

B) Marcus Garvey

C) Frederick Douglas

D) Booker T. Washington

A) W. E. B. DuBois

Explanation:

W. E. B. DuBois was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist and writer who was a member of what was known as the "Black elite." DuBois was the first African American to earn a doctorate and he became a professor of history, sociology and economics at Atlanta University. He was also a supporter of eugenics for blacks, and he believed that the most talented of Black people should be given preference as a way to "elevate" the race.

W. E. B. DuBois because February 23, 1868 - August 27, 1963) was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a relatively tolerant and integrated community. After completing graduate work at the University of Berlin and Harvard, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate, he became a professor of history, sociology and economics at Atlanta University. Du Bois was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909.

Du Bois rose to national prominence as the leader of the Niagara Movement, a group of African-American activists who wanted equal rights for blacks. Du Bois and his supporters opposed the Atlanta compromise, an agreement crafted by Booker T. Washington which provided that Southern blacks would work and submit to white political rule, while Southern whites guaranteed that blacks would receive basic educational and economic opportunities. Instead, Du Bois insisted on full civil rights and increased political representation, which he believed would be brought about by the African-American intellectual elite. He referred to this group as the Talented Tenth and believed that African Americans needed the chances for advanced education to develop its leadership.