Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois were great leaders in the Civil rights movement. They helped blacks have more rights. W.E.B. DuBois was one of the co-founders of the NAACP. Booker T. Washington gave blacks strength with speeches. They both had a common goal, but they both had a different way on how to do it.
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.
The Atlanta Constitution Booker T. Washington vs W.E.B. Dubois For many years black folks have been suffering under white rule. For many year blacks have been hindered from success, but now blacks have the opportunity to work their way up next to whites if they unite and follow either Booker T. Washington or W.E.B. Dubois. W.E.B. Dubois believes that blacks should demand that blacks fight for their freedom now. On the other hand, Booker T. Washington realizes that the whites aren’t ready for equality with blacks and that they need to gradually increase their freedom by becoming economically successful first then by gradually becoming free. Washington was born into slavery, yet he overcame that great struggle and is an important figure for
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.
In the era of 1920’s and 30’s; Black-America witnessed a rivalry between none other than Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Du Bois. This changed the navigation of society and was the birth of the Civil Rights Movement. Even though they were born in the same era, their views on African-American living standards differed in a few ways. Their upbringing and differences of methods is what shaped Black-America into what it is today.
Sam Borella Vincent Adams Engl. 312-02 26 February 2015 Intentions in Writing on Civil Rights Formed from Childhood When looking back at the great leaders of African American society we often think of the obvious Martin Luther King Jr., but what about the civil rights activists before him? Thinking all the way back to the late 1800s two great activists, authors, and historians come to mind. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois became known as prominent influences during their times.
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
Thesis statement: The two great leaders in the black community debating about the issues that face the Negro race and Du Bois gave a compelling argument by using pathos, logos and ethos to create an essay that will appear to all readers. Outline: This essay will showcase the contradicting philosophies between W.E.B Du Bois and Booker T. Washington. Also, paying close attention to the different types of leadership between the two historic leaders in the black community. Both W.E.B Du Bois and Booker T. Washington contributed to and helped shape the future of African Americans.
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.
Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Du Bois were African-American thinkers who had a vision of how African Americas should be treated with equality. The two historians had many similarities such as both of them believed that both Americans and Africans should have equal rights. Both W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington advocated for the rights and equality of African-Americans. However, they differed on how and when African-Americans should achieve their rights. According to Booker T., the African-Americans should first concentrate on getting jobs and obtain vocational training.
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.
In the mid-to-late 1800s the African American community faced opposition and segregation. They were segregated from the whites and treated as second-class citizens. This segregation was caused in part by Jim Crow laws. Jim Crow laws separated races in schools, hospitals, parks, public buildings, and transportation systems. 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 order to demand equal treatment.
Washington believe African Americans deserve equal rights, yet the government continuously declines these rights on the notion that African Americans are an inferior race. Washington argues that it is important for African Americans to have equal rights, but he also believes African Americans need to find a way to be prepared for their newfound privileges. In his Atlanta Compromise speech, Washington states, “It is important and right that all privileges of the law be ours, but it is vastly more important that we be prepared for the exercise of these privileges. ”(Washington 2) In this quote, Booker T. Washington evinces his viewpoint by crediting privileges in the constitution must be presented upon every citizen of the United States, but he advises his fellow African Americans to be wary of their newfound rights.
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.
