Washington was born a slave in the south. DuBois was born free and in the north. Washington believed that blacks should earn rights from hard work. DuBois believed that blacks should have freedom now. Washington said that blacks should stop agitating for voting and civil rights not only in exchange for economic gains and security, but also for reduced anti-black violence.
W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington were two great leaders of the black community in the late 19th and 20th century. They both had the same intent with their thought but they came from two different backgrounds so it was hard for them to have agreement. Booker T. Washington spent his early childhood in slavery. W. E. B. DuBois grew up both free and in the North. Ergo, he did not experience the harsh conditions of slavery or of southern prejudice he grew up with white Americans and even attended predominately white schools.
Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Dubois are two of the most influential black men of the progressive era. These two men would influence the black community and education to come for many years later. Booker T. Washington was an American educator,author,orator,and adviser who wanted to start his own school. W.E.B Dubois was an American sociologist,socialist,historian,and civil rights activist. Booker T.Washington and W.E.B. Dubois have many similarities.
After the Civil War and during the reconstruction time period for African Americans, the discussion of abolition and accommodation began. Even being free, blacks did not have equal rights to the white man and were not free from discrimination. Both the white and black populations split and argued for equality through submission or through demands. Booker T. Washington wrote the “Atlanta Compromise” to portray his ideas that the black population needs to submit to the white population to gain their equalities later on in time. Abolitionists such as W. E. B. Du Bois and Frederick Douglass disagreed with Washington’s ideas and instead wanted equal rights to earn their place in society.
Again, DuBois was born in the North without half of the fight Southern African-Americans had to witness and live through. He did not go through the struggles of being a freed slave, or the extreme prejudice of being a Black in the South. Nor did he go through the personal struggles of being Black in the South. He and Washington’s upbringings were polar opposites, so the difference of their views is very understandable. Booker T. Washington was born as a slave in Franklin County, Virginia in the mid 1850’s, and had to start his childhood as a slave.
If you had to choose between someone who focuses on learning practical skills and being independent, or someone who would fight for education,civil rights and political changes, who would you choose? In this debate, W.E.B. Dubois is having a conversation with his rival, Booker T. Washington. W.E.B. DuBois proposes the idea of a higher level of education and how people should have their voices heard. Whilst Booker T. wants to keep our mouths shut, do what the system tells us to do, be hard independent workers and overall be good civilians. W.E.B. Dubois's approach is the most effective way to achieve equality and freedom.
WEB DuBois once described the Reconstruction as "[the] period in which the Negro stood briefly in the sun and then stepped back into slavery . The end of the Reconstruction in the mid 1870's did not shed much light on situation because it left Blacks legally subjected to the same conditions as before. As an example, the Plessey vs. Ferguson Supreme Court case of 1896 legally made Blacks second-class citizens through its ˜separate but equal' decision. Given the failure of the Reconstruction, Two influential and contrasting individuals, Booker T. Washington, WEB DuBois decided to address the matter of equality amongst Black and white America, respectively. Booker T. Washington's key strategy can be summarized in one word, pragmatism “here
Two significant figures, Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois, supported African American progress but took very different approaches to achieve this ultimate goal. To begin with, Booker T. Washington emphasized his ideology that the Black Community needs to concentrate on themself. In "The Atlanta Exposition Address," he urged the Black Community to focus on education, hard work, and to accept discrimination. Also, Dubois believed that investing in one's own business would result in economic progress, proving to Whites that the Black Community is beneficial in economic growth. Washington's message was strong in that he sought to show Whites through personal experience that the Black Community could achieve equality.
During the late 19th and 20th century, Booker T. Washington and W.E.B DuBois were leaders of the black community. They had different methods of dealing with black civil rights. Booker T. Washington is not as passionate about civil rights as W.E.B DuBois. Booker T. Washington believes that there is no point in fighting for civil rights. He thinks that we should just worry about ourselves while W.E.B DuBois believes that it is worth it to fight for civil rights.
After looking at both Booker T. Washington and W.E. B. Dubois, I feel that Booker T. Washington had the best solution and best route for his solution for the black community. He was raised a salve and new first hard the lifestyle a majority of the blacks were coming from. He knew the frustrations that they had and knew how to deal with the situations. He was extremely educated just like W. E. B. Dubois, and he understand that change would take time. He knew that many whites would not change their opinions over night and that it would take a long time to get what all black deserved.
After studying earth for 150 years we have collected many valuable artifacts and to bring these home we have to leave a crew member behind to influence earth. I am choosing to leave behind Booker T. Washington instead of W.E.B Dubois. I have chosen Washington to stay because I believe his slower approach towards racial progress in the U.S will result in less violence. Washington believes that if black’s learn trade skills they can slowly emerge themselves into society as an equals. He has plans to create an all African American school teaching trade skills to blacks called Tuskegee Normal.
Du Bois believes that Washington exhibits an old attitude of submission. Whereas Washington sees starting from the bottom as necessary and beneficial Du Bois sees it as submissive and harmful towards the progression of equality. Both Du Bois and Washington believed that their viewpoint was going to lead to more equal treatment and overall improved quality of life for African Americans. Both Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois had ideas on how to improve African American lives, Washington believed in starting at the bottom and working up whereas Du Bois had an opposing viewpoint he saw starting from the bottom as submissive and believed African Americans should hold important jobs in
At the turn of the century, two leaders drove the civil rights movement: W. E. B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington. Both voiced responses to the fact that African Americans were shackled by the oppressive confines of an culture who viewed African Americans as inferior. Both men address the African American population, but neither men address how to change the mindsets of the white population, so men and women of all colors will be able to unite and live as one people. If African Americans follow Washington and limit themselves to the work and serve the white man “with devotion” as they did in the past, African Americans will continue to be enslaved, tilling the same fields as their shackled ancestors. Even if African Americans follow DuBois’
The fight against the oppression of African-Americans was an uphill battle until the year 1865, when slavery was officially abolished in the U.S. through the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment. About 30 years later there were many African- American leaders and activists, two of which were Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois. In 1895, Booker T. Washington gave a speech at the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, which is now called "The Atlanta Compromise." Washington's speech became famous for his use of the metaphor "cast down your bucket" that he applied to the African-American community of the South. By “casting down their buckets” he means that remaining in the South and working hard to improve their conditions
Booker T. Washington was born a slave and worked as a janitor to get through school. Whereas W.E.B. Du Bois was born in the North and faced very little discrimination, and had an easier time getting into College. They were well educated, and the only difference between them was how they were raised in different environments. Both were on the journey to improve African American’s social and political status in America. However, they had different methods for getting what they wanted.
