Compare And Contrast Washington And Dubois
African Americans have suffered from the hands of the majority for more than 400 years. As time went by, with the help from a group of individuals and specific events, American citizens slowly started to accept African Americans as equal individuals.
Being a slave is not only a degrading and disgraceful way of living, it also means that you are considered property to another human being. Which also means that the slave owner has every right to treat his or her slave however they feel. Slavery became the biggest method for getting work done in the United States. Of course, there were other methods, but slavery was the easiest and the quickest. Slaves were brought to America some time during the 1600's. They arrived on ships that contained …show more content…
During Washington's prime years, he had many of followers and individuals who accepted his philosophy. But that changed dramatically once Du Bois stepped into the picture. According to an article about two professors contrasting Washington and Du Bois's philosophy, professor Lewis states: "Well, for African-Americans, I think one has to say that Booker Washington served two masters."3 Many people believed that Washington did in fact serve two masters. While he did try to create ways to give African Americans a better life, he also compromised greatly by accepting mistreatment and …show more content…
In an article written by Adriana Popa: "By early June, word had spread that 100,000 African Americans planned to march on Washington on July the 1st and carry out a “monster” demonstration at Lincoln’s memorial."8 If the march on Washington would have taken place, it would have been catastrophic for the President considering the amount of people that would have flooded the streets. This "potential" march is extremely important for the history of African Americans because of the executive order 8802. This order banned employee discrimination in government agencies. Furthermore, the march threat served as a warning to the government that the African American community is very large and can use non-combative and non-militant tactics to show their power. This march threat helped push the African American agenda farther than most would have expected in a rapid
Being a slave is not only a degrading and disgraceful way of living, it also means that you are considered property to another human being. Which also means that the slave owner has every right to treat his or her slave however they feel. Slavery became the biggest method for getting work done in the United States. Of course, there were other methods, but slavery was the easiest and the quickest. Slaves were brought to America some time during the 1600's. They arrived on ships that contained …show more content…
During Washington's prime years, he had many of followers and individuals who accepted his philosophy. But that changed dramatically once Du Bois stepped into the picture. According to an article about two professors contrasting Washington and Du Bois's philosophy, professor Lewis states: "Well, for African-Americans, I think one has to say that Booker Washington served two masters."3 Many people believed that Washington did in fact serve two masters. While he did try to create ways to give African Americans a better life, he also compromised greatly by accepting mistreatment and …show more content…
In an article written by Adriana Popa: "By early June, word had spread that 100,000 African Americans planned to march on Washington on July the 1st and carry out a “monster” demonstration at Lincoln’s memorial."8 If the march on Washington would have taken place, it would have been catastrophic for the President considering the amount of people that would have flooded the streets. This "potential" march is extremely important for the history of African Americans because of the executive order 8802. This order banned employee discrimination in government agencies. Furthermore, the march threat served as a warning to the government that the African American community is very large and can use non-combative and non-militant tactics to show their power. This march threat helped push the African American agenda farther than most would have expected in a rapid