47. William Carney became one of the first African Americans to win the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravely A. leading Union troops in the final victory that led to Lee's surrender B. rescuing fallen soldiers from the battlefield at Gettysburg despite hostile fire C. fighting with the 54th Massachusetts Regiment in battles such as the attack on Fort Wagner D. helping Union forces try to repel Confederates at Fort Sumter after munitions were depleted

booker t. washington was an educator who established the tuskegee institute. washington argued that african americans should learn trades that would offer them the opportunity to be progressive citizens. instead of fighting against discrimination, washington argued that african americans should use their education and knowledge to become self-sufficient in american society and not in competition with white americans.

w.e.b du bois was the founder of the niagara movement and later the naacp, du bois disagreed with washington. he argued that african americans should consistently fight for racial equality.

ida b. wells was a journalist who wrote about the horrors of lynching in the south. wells work could be considered muckraking as it led to the development of the anti-lynching campaign.

the correct answer is b.