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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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    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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    Booker T Washington strategy and program was to influence black and white people that the certain way for black people to advance was by learning skills and establishing a will to do labor . Booker T. Washington made his mark with the notorious “Atlanta Compromise” speech‚ in which he plead black Southerners to “Put down their bucket where they were” and provide space for white Southerners in hope of earning equality through humility and industry. Washington program brought well-known attention

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    “In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the finger‚ yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress.” (Washington‚ p. 107) This expresses how no matter what race‚ country or gender you are from‚ you are still needed in society to improve the country as a whole. Throughout the beginning of American history‚ Americans have fought for freedom and equality from their mother country. Even in the recent years‚ people fought for gay marriage equality‚ giving homosexuals

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    1 Antonio Halabi AP English 2/16/2011 Analytical/Expository Essay Booker T. Washington Booker T. Washington‚ considered today as one of the most influential and respected African American figures‚ was born into slavery and was later freed by the revolutionizing effects of the Emancipation Proclamation. His charismatic and peaceful personality along with his role in philanthropic acts‚ politics‚ and negotiations soon turned him into a source of admiration shortly after the end of the

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    Americans. Eventually‚ two influential leaders emerge in the battle to advance the African American race. Their names were Booker T. Washington and William Edward Burghardt Du Bois. Although‚ they were fighting for the same community their beliefs were extremely contradicting to each other. Booker T. Washington was born a slave in 1856. However‚ after the civil war‚ he was freed. Booker then attended both‚ Wayland Seminary and Hampton University. His beliefs were that African Americans should make have

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    citing beliefs for others to agree upon in terms of racial theories. Both individual and social groups like Booker T. Washington‚ W.E.B. DuBoise‚ Ida B. Wells‚ and the Ku Klux Klan were expressing what they thought a just society should look like and were in hopes that their actions and theories of these beliefs would assist society toward agreeing upon them and accepting them as their own. Booker T. Washington’s beliefs towards racial equality were expressed during his Atlanta Exposition Speech in 1895

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    In his autobiography titled “Up from Slavery” Booker T. Washington tells the story of his journey from being a slave to an educator. He writes that the best way for a person to lift him or herself up is by lifting someone else up. It was his dream and goal to see members of his race live such useful and successful lives that they would not just be put up with rather they would be a necessity and would be of great value to their communities. Washington believed that the African American people needed

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    Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B Du Bois In the late 19th century and early 20th century‚ in the era of segregation‚ Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Du bois had conflicting views to improve the black community. Booker T. Washington’s speech in 1895 at the Atlanta Cotton States and the International Exposition was about praising the south on improvements the whites have made for the blacks in the south. W.E.B Du Bois in 1903 boldly shares his opinions of Booker T. Washington

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    An intelligent heart acquires knowledge‚ and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. Proverbs 18:15. Booker T. Washington and Fredrick Douglass both endeavored to attain knowledge. Booker’s master released him from slavery at a young age. Booker worked in a coal mine to help sustain his family. Later he attended college to acquire knowledge. Booker learned more than just reading and writing. However‚ Fredrick lived a different life. He escaped slavery in his early twenties. A cruel master owned Frederick

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