Compare And Contrast W. E. B. Dubois And Booker T. Washington

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Both W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington played an important role in helping black people fit into American society. They both had some similar ideas in what they thought would be best, but also different ones. Booker T and W.E.B both believed in education, equality, civil rights, political rights, labor, and where black people should reside. Even though the beliefs are similar to how they thought blacks should go about it is quite different.
In education they believed blacks should be allowed to obtain it. Washington believed in vocational and industrial education for young and unskilled black people. DuBois believed in higher education for those who were capable. Booker T. thought blacks should get work based education, rather than