The Ladder of Booker T. Washington is a sculpture by Martin Puryear, which features a wooden ladder, which is suspended from the ceiling with nearly invisible cables. The ladder itself was hand crafted, made from an ash tree that had taken on an odd zig zag growth pattern, which is still present in the ladder. The ladder is four hundred and thirty-two feet long, twenty-two and three fourths of an inch wide at the bottom which narrows to three inches at the top. The ladder is surrounded by three walls, one to the left, right, and behind the sculpture all made of concrete. With three lights casting three different shadows of the ladder onto the floor and walls.
Achieving African American Equality Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Du Bois were two of the most influential advocates for African American equality during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries (Blatty, 1). Although both men ultimately had the same goal, their methods for achieving African American equality were remarkably different. To begin, the men had conflicting ideas about what constituted as African American equality. Booker T. Washington argued that the accumulation of wealth and the ability to prove that Blacks were productive members of society would be the mark of true equality for African Americans (Painter, 155).
Booker T. Washington believed that in order to eventually achieve racial equality African
Identity: Both artists identify themselves as Minimalists, "whose goal was to rid art of the abstract expressionists' reliance on the self-referential trace of the painter in order to form pieces that were free from emotion"(The Art Story 1). Ladder for Booker T Washington has a traditionalists style, and compared to Untitled, the do not compare. Judd's style In this work, as well as numerous others, takes in a modernist style, that lacks meaning or value. The two could be viewed as the same thing; a ladder. On one side, Puryear, it is a literal ladder that the viewer can physically and clearly see, and on the other hand, Judd, it is a figurative ladder.
The fact that Booker T Washington did not address to African Americans civil rights, is really important because it demonstrates that W.E.B DuBois did more than Booker T Washington. W.E.B addressed the rights of African Americans, which if fixed could create better education for African
Booker T Washington or W.E.B. Dubois. Booker T. Washington is a former slave who was born in Virginia in 1856. Washington's philosophy is African Americans should work hard, take the opportunities of common jobs and follow segregation laws. W.E.B. Dubois was born a free black in Massachusetts in 1868. Dubois’s philosophy is, if you get an opportunity to get an education, go get an education, prove Jim Crow laws are illegal and fight segregation.
These two speeches are about some viewpoints of between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. They both have similar and different perspective about how African American should live in order to earn respect and achieve better quality of life. There are same and different points between Washington and Du Bois. Both of them have similar philosophies. They both opposed segregation between Caucasian and African-American.
There are a few ways that Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. DuBois differ in their strivings for racial equality. The reason that these men differ in their views are pretty apparent and go back to the separate arguments that Jane Addams and Elizabeth Cady Stanton produced for women's rights in the 19th century. Jane Addams made some compromises in her push for women's suffrage to make her argument easier to swallow and take a small step towards equality. Stanton puts out her whole argument for total equality which made her argument hard for her generation to accept, but got all the problems on the table.
Booker T. Washington is by far one of the brightest and strongest minds from his time. During his Atlanta Exposition address he displays his intellect masterfully. From Mr. Washington’s use of language he was able to seamlessly piece together a speech that we still analyse to this day. Mr. Washington use of rhetoric explains and enlightens the circumstances of freed African Americans trying to fit into communities in the south. From mistreatment and racism still present in the newly freed people.
One of the reasons I feel Booker T. Washington deserves a holiday, is because he was the first African American ever to have the honor of being invited to the White House and through his hard work he was able to reach the lives of many people. He became known for his relentless efforts to ensure that all Black Americans had an opportunity at education. Through his hard work in establishing the school he influenced many people, by giving them the opportunity they otherwise would have never had. Washington was also a promoter of hard work, believing that it was the only way around the seemingly unconquerable difficulties of even surviving in a white people ruled society.
Booker T Washington was actually born a slave meaning for almost his entire childhood he lived the life of a slave. A guy like him you would not expect to support the whites but when you have no other option you to do what you have to do no matter what it may be. Both of these people are very different. Booker T. Washington had a different view on African Americans and W.E.B Du Bois had a different view on African Americans for example, “He is recognized for his educational advancements and attempts to promote economic self-reliance among African Americans.” (History.com pg.1).
While many of the well-known civil rights movement activists were in major publicity during the 50s and 60s like MLK and Malcolm X there will always have to be one that starts it all and that is Booker T Washington. Booker Washington was the Father for being an equal rights activist and paved the way for many other African-American leaders. He is most well-known for giving quite big speeches about how all African Americans should be allowed to have basic education. From these speeches he was considered to be a man who wanted greatly for African American freedom, but some people didn’t think he did.
Katherine Suarez History since 1865 February, 15 2016 “The great debate” The messages of Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. DuBois are completely filled with diversity. In this debate we can see two extraordinary men with a different philosophical rivalry between both, fighting for the same purpose; to have the best strategy for African Americans to attain equality. After the Civil War, African Americans were faced with a tremendous discrimination and suffering.
Up From Slavery, Novel is An autobiography of Booker T Washington. He has expressed and showcased his struggles for the freedom of blacks in the society. The opening chapters deals primarily with Booker T. Washington's childhood and his atrocious days in slavery. He sets the tone for his memoir with vivid descriptions of the conditions of his domestic life, the conditions under which he lived from the time of his birth till the end of the civil war. The civil war was over and gave them happiness of being free.
