These two individuals were key figures in the advancement of African Americans. While these two have their different views and ideas, they had similar philosophies. They worked hard to fight against racial violence. Washington stressed that blacks stop looking for civil right and voting right in order to fit in. In the other hand, Dubois wanted blacks to be educated and felt that equality with whites was the most important thing.
Washington argues that whites should open their minds and look at African Americans as people who are living to work together and do business with in order to have a better living standards for both. He implies that blacks should use what they already have and the resources they have to excel in it. Washington claims that one out of three individuals in the south is an African American. He states that white and blacks have to learn to work together without conflict in order for the economic to rise.
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Dubois stated that political power should remain important because it would be difficult to gain position of power if blacks are denied to vote. He said that if African American continues to accept their position in society, it will be hard for outside groups to respect them,
Washington Implies that the conflict between the races can be reduced if only other individuals can be as understanding and reasonable as he is. Washington shows that black people are just as capable of reasoning as the white individuals. Whites deny that blacks can be in the same level with whites if given the right opportunity and education that many whites would deny. In this speech, Washington shows that African Americans are in the same level as whites intellectually. He expresses his firm believe that in order for the country to reach it heights the two races will have to coexist. He took a neutral