Who helped create the NAACP in 1910?

• A. Booker T. Washington
• B. Susan B. Anthony
• C. Sanford B. Dole
• D. W. E. B. Du Bois

Answer: (D)

This question is about understanding who helped shape the NAACP, a major national effort to advance African American rights in the early 20th century. W. E. B. Du Bois was a central founder and leader of the organization around 1909–1910. As a prominent scholar and reformer, he helped fuse Black and white reformer efforts into a national campaign for civil rights, and he used his platform to push for immediate equality and legal challenges to discrimination. He also led The Crisis, the NAACP’s magazine, which played a crucial role in publicizing racial injustices and building support for the movement. That combination of intellectual leadership and strategic communication made him a foundational figure in starting the NAACP.

Booker T. Washington is known for his emphasis on vocational education and gradual progress for Black Americans, not for founding the NAACP. Susan B. Anthony devoted herself to women’s suffrage, not this civil rights organization. Sanford B. Dole was a Hawaiian political leader, not connected to the NAACP’s founding.