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    Essay #2 Question: Compare and contrast the evolving philosophies and organizational approaches of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. Viewing them in the context of the times their individual programs were advanced‚ what were the merits and drawbacks of each individual’s program? And‚ which (if any) aspect of these programs are useful and/or detrimental in the current struggles of black Americans? Booker T. Washington was born a slave in the south‚ and W. E. B. Dubois was born free in the

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    have had for many years. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois were both civil rights leaders‚ however they had many different views they also had many similarities. Who were these leaders and what made them different but similar in many ways? Booker T. Washington was born in Hales Ford‚ Virginia in 1856. Washington was born into slavery‚ his mom was a cook for a plantation owner and his father was an unknown white man. Washington worked his way through school. Washington graduated from Hampton

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    arrangements and education. Web Du Bois and Booker Washington are two activist who grew up with these similar problems. Although one was semi more fortunate than the other‚ their

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    Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois were two of the most influential men of their era and there many differences between these two highly accomplished scholars. Booker T. Washington was born a slave on April 5th‚ 1856 in a Virginia planation; balancing work and education as a child‚ Washington was determined to learn how to read and write. As he continued his studies‚ General Armstrong had discovered Washington and offered him a scholarship to attend Hampton University in which he was proposed

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    Both DuBois and Washington can and were criticized for various aspects of their approaches‚ but it is an undeniable fact that they were both key figures in the advancement of African Americans‚ and their legacy and ideals are still visible even to this day. In this analysis‚ I will take an in-depth look at two of the most famous leaders of the black community and their two very different visions of the future. Although‚ both men shared many common ideas they sharply

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    Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois were both two very inspiring black men of their time. Washington was born a slave on the Burroughs Tobacco farm. After that he moved multiple times with his family. The only thing that stayed the same each time he moved was the feeling of discrimination. Du Bois on the other hand was born on a “Free-Slave” plantation. Du Bois attended school without working‚ instead of being a slave with no education. When his father died the family of the plantation disowned

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    Booker T Washington and W.E.B Dubois were both born into slavery. They had many of the same life experiences. Despite them having experienced similar things growing up they had different views for the post-slavery Negro. Different views on how the Negros and Whites should co-exist. Booker T Washington’s Atlanta Exposition Address outlined his ideas on how Nero and White America could co-exist. His first point was for there to be mutual respect between the two races. Because of the years of slavery

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    In the early history of the civil rights movement two men‚ Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois‚ offered solutions to the cold discrimination of blacks in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Washington taking the more incremental progressive approach was detested by Du Bois who took the radical approach of immediate and total equality both politically and economically. And although both views were needed for progress Washington’s "don’t rock the boat" approach seemed to be the most

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    Booker T. Washington dedicated on having education for actual life jobs and not requesting for fairness from the whites. Booker T focused on receiving assistance from the whites and tolerating their position as blacks in the world. WEB Dubois was dedicated on the precisely the different things of Booker T. Washington. Dubois focused on a plan called the gradualist political strategy. The gradualist political strategy says that Dubois was very attentive on blacks being intelligent to get anywhere

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    Booker T. Washington Born as Booker Taliaferro on April 5‚ 1856 to a slave named Jane and her white master‚ Booker T. Washington grew to become a prominent African American educator‚ author‚ and author‚ as well as advisor to Republican presidents (Wiki). He was considered the most significant black educator due to his control over the flow of funds to black schools and universities (Wormser). After the Emancipation Proclamation led them to be freed‚ Jane moved her family to rejoin her husband in

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