OG Du Bois advised African Americans to stop agitating

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In 1903, however, Du Bois aligned himself with Trotter, Washington's militant opponent, less for ideological reasons than because Trotter had described to him Washington's efforts to silence those in the African American press who opposed Washington's positions.


OG 中这句话不太明白 这里 less for .... than because 是什么意思，我理解这句话是个转折，并不是 因为 ideological reason 而是因为Trotter has described..... less for ... than because 有不是而是的用法吗？ 还是我对这句话的理解有问题？ 谢谢！