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

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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