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In the years following Reconstruction‚ many African Americans rose to the challenge of bringing rights and equality to blacks. Booker T. Washington‚ W.E.B. DuBois‚ and Ida Wells-Barnett are just of few examples of the outstanding influential African American leaders that had an impact on the people‚ time period‚ and history. Booker T. Washington did what seemed like the impossible for blacks; he founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. It was there that the former slave trained uneducated African
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W.E.B Du Bois and Booker T. Washington were intelligent men that wanted equality for black Americans‚ however the paths they wanted to take were polar opposites. Washington was against agitating the South‚ government‚ and white people as a whole. Washington believed that the South would not find a better workforce or grateful workers than that of former slaves. He called upon on black and white Americans to ‘cast down your bucket where you are (Washington 25). He wanted black Americans to look for
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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 North. Their different births and upbringings
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To begin with‚ Booker T. Washington and W.E.B DuBois were two important leaders in the Civil Rights Movement. They both had their opposing views on segregation and racism‚ yet they both wanted more rights and equality for African Americans. They both had a great goal that they wanted to meet. However‚ In my opinion‚ W.E.B. DuBois had a greater general idea on how to help African Americans. One of the reasons why I say this is because he was against segregation. Also‚ he founded the Niagara Movement
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Booker T. Washington VS. WEB DuBois In the days when segregation was not uncommon‚ there were two men that played a huge part in the fight for equality in the United States. Booker T. Washington and WEB DuBois were great leaders‚ who supporterted civil rights‚ yet also disagreed on various issues related to reconstruction‚ poverty‚ racism‚ and discrimination. Both Washington and DuBois worked on reforming education as well as eliminating discrimination towards Blacks‚ but their strategies of
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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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In the early 1900’s both Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Du Bois presented a plan for racial justice. While the two plans fought for the same people‚ their approach‚ ideologies‚ and goals differed. Both men were brave to speak out‚ but overall Du Bois created a plan that was radical and one that represented the African American community well. Du Bois most compelling tool used in his plan for racial justice lies in his word choices. The way he uses metaphors like “the veil” and “double consciousness”
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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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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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