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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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    compassionate in providing clothing for their slaves. In 1797‚ George Washington proclaimed to his farm manager that he readily complied with his duties as a slave owner to clothe his slaves: Images of slaves in tattered clothing are common historical images that demonstrate that most clothing was comprised of a bulk of cheap and sturdy materials that was often grown on the plantation. Despite the mindset of Washington and other wealthy plantation owners‚ clothing provisions were based on durability

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    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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    Justin Shaffer    Mrs. Hood/ Mrs. Curtis     IB English/ Block 6    December 1‚ 2014    The Atlanta Compromise    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 TWashington gave a famous speech which used logos‚ repetition for effect‚ and  simplification.  He

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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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    Booker T. Washington and WEB DuBois both wanted to improve the civil rights of African-Americans‚ in order to do so they had expressed their opinions and plans through their literature works. Due to Washington and DuBois coming from different backgrounds they had conflicting approaches to the same goal. There were few similarities between the two writers; both hoped for an end to racism and wished for African Americans to receive a good education‚ furthering their knowledge. Born into slavery‚ Booker

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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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    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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    Chapter 4 is titled “Helping Others”. It begins at the end of Booker T. Washington’s first year at Hampton University. At this point‚ the school year was coming to a close‚ and students were getting ready for their summer vacation. However‚ Booker did not have any money to go back to his home‚ which caused him to find a summer job in a town close to Hampton. Even though Booker was on summer break and working‚ he still managed to find time to study and read. Nevertheless‚ during the last week of work

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    September 2012 Comparative Essay BOOKER T. WASHINGTON & W.E.B. DUBOIS Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois were two men that drastically altered the face of Civil Rights. Both had a strong hand in education and were dynamic figures of the Progressive Age. While they both were figure heads in the social improvements in African American lives‚ their strategies of achieving change were very different. The two men had very different upbringings. Washington was born as a slave in Virginia

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