African-Americans In W. E. B. Du Bois The Souls Of Black Folk

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In Chapter Three of his book, The Souls of Black Folk, W. E. B. Du Bois discourses on the disadvantages of Booker T. Washington’s unauthorized representation of the Negroes. Du Bois is aware of the good that has been wrought by Washington, but he also sees the deficiencies that most people have overlooked because of his fame and respectability. While Washington’s fellow African-Americans appreciated that he raised public awareness on the equal-rights issue, they wanted their opinions to be portrayed accurately. Washington, however, poured his efforts into whatever he thought was best for African-Americans instead of determining what they actually needed and desired. For this reason, Washington was despised by many African-Americans. According