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    change in that if it so happens that what is social becomes of civil interest‚ that too‚ would become apart of the hand of mutual progress. In the case of W.E.B. DuBois‚ he pairs the word civil with political equality in several instances which gives the reader the impression that they should go hand in hand. When Washington uses social‚ DuBois infers that he means civil and political rights that have a distinct implication of law and government which I believe is farthest away from Washington’s argument

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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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    amount of power whites had on blacks. Also when he made the Atlanta compromise speech he fought for African Americans rights and education but as long as they facing to white political rule giving whites power‚ but also advocating for education and right for blacks at the same time. While Booker T. took a peaceful approach towards blacks right W.E.B Du Bois was more violent and demanding. At first he agreed with Booker T. Speech but then he opposed and wanted full civil-right for the

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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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    How Would You Get Freedom? As a kid when you get grounded do you just accept your punishment or do you beg your parents to unground you? There was two african american advocates. W.E.B Du Bois who wanted african american equality right away. He focused on three major ideas. Number one he wanted african americans to have the right to vote. The second thing he wanted was that color discrimination was unacceptable. His last idea that he wanted for african americans is that he wanted young african

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    Many great leaders came from the fight for African-Americans civil rights. Not all these leaders would agree with each other‚ but all of them had a common ground and that was to fight the oppression that blacks 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

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    were lazy‚ dishonest and extravagant.” written by W.E.B. Dubois (Dubois‚1935). This line is just one of the things that was said about and to the blacks after they were freed from slavery. Dubois was not the only one to write about the treatment of blacks. Gunnar Myrdal wrote about the blacks treatment‚ while Richard Wright told his story and how he was treated. The treatment of blacks foreshadows a long list of works to be written. Dubois wrote The Propaganda of History to show others how the blacks

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    04/04/06 W. E. B. Dubois‚ Of the Dawn of Freedom: A synopsis and critical discussion William Edward Burghardt Dubois’ work‚ The Souls of Black Folk‚ gave a critical discuss of the early‚ twentieth century through the eyes of the Negro. Although many have limited this work to Dubois’ argument of‚ The Talented Tenth‚ it should be noted that Dubois’ work encompasses much more than that. The purpose of the essay is to summarize and give a critical eye to W. E. B. Dubois’ Of the Dawn

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    As the United States entered the 20th century‚ new historical works began to surface over the complex period known as the Reconstruction era that followed the Civil War. The period which has been subject of such varied and conflicting interpretations was headed by the works of William Dunning. The Dunning School‚ while certainly influenced by the racism of its day‚ believed Reconstruction failed due to the black community being unprepared and unfit to properly express the political rights that were

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    W. E. B. Du Bois’s “Of the Coming of John” from The Souls of Black Folk. (1903) In “Of the Coming of John from‚ The Souls of Black Folk”‚ by W. E. B. Du Bois’s he talks about the years immediately following the civil war. How black people have a since of double consciousness which means that they are always looking at their selves through the eyes of other people. The story talked about the failures and accomplishments of the Freedmen’s Bureau’s role in Reconstruction. W. E. B. Du Bois’s talks

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