was considered to be the wealthiest black man in the South. Mary was an outstanding student and after graduating from Oberlin College‚ Ohio‚ in 1884‚ she taught at a black secondary school in Washington and at Wilberforce College in Ohio. Through her father‚ Mary met Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington. She was especially close to Douglass
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Although Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du bois differed in their approaches to combating racial discrimination between 1877 and 1915‚ both men developed unique and effective strategies designed to improve the lives of all African Americans. Booker T. Washington could be considered a complete opposition‚ tactic wise‚ to W.E.B. Du Bois. Washington preached a message of accommodation and self-help. He encouraged the black population to join schools and educate themselves in order to improve themselves
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A mere thirtyfive years after the abolition of slavery‚ the majority of African Americans had been educated such that hundreds were heading to colleges and universities to continue their studies. At the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta‚ Georgia in 1895‚ Booker T. Washington gave a famous speech which used logos‚ repetition for effect‚ and simplification. He used these to show people that not enough was being done to let African Americans have the opportunity to be able to participate in the development of the New
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The Influences of Marcus M. Garvey and Booker T. Washington In the early years of the twentieth century‚ there was a major problem for African Americans. There was the question of how to respond to a white society that greatly supported white supremacy and refused to treat blacks as equals. In hopes to find a solution‚ many African American leaders devoted much time and energy to finding ways that would resolve this problem. Two of these leaders‚ in particular‚ were very prosperous at
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African Americans made economic advancements‚ their collective voice in society was faint and often ignored. Amidst this bleak situation for African Americans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries‚ two figures emerged as prominent leaders. Booker T. Washington and William Edward Burghardt Du Bois took very different approaches to improving the circumstances of African Americans. Though both perspectives were reasonable‚ Du Bois provided a better blueprint to bring about political freedom and independence
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Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois each had individual approaches to dealing with poverty and discrimination issues of African-Americans at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. Both of their strategies greatly assisted African-Americans during this time period. Both were passionate activists who fought for their causes in vastly different ways and spoke out for what they believed in. Legally‚ African-Americans were “equal citizens‚” but socially they were far from it. It
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A Clash of Ideologies: W.E.B. Du Bois vs. Booker T. Washington During the turn of the century‚ between the years 1895 and 1915 there were many theories of how African Americans were going to achieve first-class citizenship. At this time first-class citizenship was determined by at least three aspects: political power‚ civil rights‚ and the higher education of Negro youth. Two prominent black leaders arose in order to accomplish this feat. They had two different ideas for one goal. These two black
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W. E. B. Du Bois William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was born on February 23‚ 1868‚ in Great Barrington‚ Massachusetts‚ to Alfred and Mary Silvina (née Burghardt) Du Bois. Mary Silvina Burghardt’s family was part of the very small free black population of Great Barrington‚ having long owned land in the state; she was descended from Dutch‚ African and English ancestors. William Du Bois’s maternal great-grandfather was Tom Burghardt‚ a slave (born in West Africa around 1730) who was held by the Dutch
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Mikayla Ferchaw Pd. 4/5 DBQ for Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. Du Bois The Strategies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois: Uncovered The time period of 1877 to 1915 was a period in history when the people of the Black race were being granted a free status‚ but equality‚ on the other hand‚ was not an option to some higher white officials. During this time period‚ many leaders started to fight for what they believed in by appealing to the white governing body for social equality. Two
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By this definition‚ the lives of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington provide two of the most clear examples of what it is to be free. Douglass and Washington both wrote autobiographies accounting for their lives during and after their emancipation from slavery. The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ published in 1845‚ delves deep into the first twenty-three years of Douglass’ life‚ sparing no gory details about slave treatment. Born in 1818 on a plantation in Tuckahoe‚ Maryland
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