According to Ida B

question 62

Multiple Choice

According to Ida B. Wells-Barnett, what was the main reason Blacks would have a difficult time creating the social change they wanted?

• A) They did not have the intelligence and political know-how to do so.
• B) They did not have the organization created by an interest group to do so.
• C) They did not have the desire or will to do so.
• D) They did not have the time or money to do so.

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Definitions:

Material Goods

Physical items that are produced for purchase and consumption, providing economic value or utility.

Oppression

The systematic and unjust treatment of people, where power is exercised by one group over another in harmful ways.

Discrimination

Unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

Empowerment

The process of increasing the degree of autonomy and self-determination in people or communities to enable them to represent their interests in a responsible and self-determined way.