What statement best describes a philanthropist?
a. w. e.b. du bois started the niagara movement.
b. states passed compulsory attendance laws.
c. americans donated money to colleges.

The correct answer is C) Americans donated money to colleges

Explanation:

Philanthropy is act of greater good for the benefit of the public by an individual donor who wants to have a larger impact on the community.

While numerous men and women throughout history have conducted philanthropic efforts, it was only in the 20th century that the term was properly coined to define a certain group of people who work charitable projects.

Some of the most famous philanthropists are Bill Gates and Warren Buffet.

the term is einsatzgruppen

the reform movements that arose during the antebellum period in america focused on specific issues: temperance, abolishing imprisonment for debt, pacifism, antislavery, abolishing capital punishment, amelioration of prison conditions (with prison's purpose reconceived as rehabilitation rather than punishment), the humane treatment of animals, the humane and just treatment of native americans, the establishment of public institutions for the care of the destitute, orphans, blind, and mentally ill, the establishment of public schools, the abolition of tobacco use, vegetarianism, health reform, homeopathic medicine, woman's rights (including, at first, especially the establishment of a woman's right to own property apart from her husband and her right to sue for divorce), and the amelioration of labor conditions (including higher pay, the right to form unions, the right to strike, and the demand for limits on the number of work hours, and safe working conditions).

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