Similarities Between Booker T. Washington And W. E. B Dubois

People can be persuaded by anything nowadays such as movies, toys, books, articles, etc. Even the little things can make someone believe in something they’ve never had to believe in. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Dubois’ writings described the way a person could be persuaded in an instant if they hadn’t read both articles. In a way, Booker T. Washington was correct about being peaceful, but as a race that is trying to be equal, should be passive, aggressive, and not submissive. In W.E.B DuBois’ discussion, he talks about “The souls of black folk” in his book. As far as rhetoric, W.E.B DuBois was a far more sophisticated person of color and his readers, who were predominately black, would read it back in the 1900’s. White people in the 1900’s

Washington was a slave himself, but later down the line the “Atlanta Exposition Address” seemed to hinder some blacks, but W.E.B Dubois took a different route. “That sky was bluest when I could beat my mates at examination-time, or beat them at a foot-race, or even beat their stringy heads.” (Souls of black folk, 922). W.E.B Dubois was determined on passing his classmates and reaching a higher education. W.E.B. Dubois knew that if the blacks followed the rules of Booker T. Washington, they would not be able to advance in society like today. Overall W.E.B DuBois would be more persuasive because W.E.B Dubois has seen what has happened, W.E.B Dubois has even experienced it in class, “In a wee wooden schoolhouse, something put it into…with a glance,” (The Souls of Black Folk, 921). This made W.E.B Dubois shoot for a higher education because he knew he was different. W.E.B DuBois did not want to blend into society. Now again you might say Booker T Washington has a more persuasive purpose because he was a slave, but even years after the Atlanta speech a lot of blacks did not get a lot of rights handed to them, they had to get educated and fight for them like W.E.B Dubois. In the end W.E.B DuBois propose is more persuasive because he was still experiencing racism even after the “Atlanta Exposition

Washington, because W.E.B Dubois story to a reader would make them want to do better in life. Yes, Booker T. Washington told his story about being a slave but after the “Atlanta Exposition Address” Booker T. Washington voice became dilute because Booker T. Washington has been through all this stuff and Booker T. Washington. Now Booker T. Washington does make a point in the address by saying “Cast down your bucket where you are”. A second time…whom we are surrounded.” (Up from Slavery, 717). Booker T. Washington does make a point about taking a job where you are and don’t try to reach so high, but to basically tell the blacks to give up higher education for the negro youth, while another black that came out of slavery has higher education and got an education. That is why W.E.B Dubois voice is more persuasive, because W.E.B Dubois believes in casting down your buckets but at the same time the blacks need to fight for their rights and reach that higher education. Now W.E.B DuBois wasn’t in slavery, but W.E.B DuBois did experience racism, even years later after the “Atlanta Exposition Address”. That is why Booker T. Washington voice becomes more dilute because the things Booker T. Washington said the whites would give the blacks, the blacks had to fight earnestly for. Even W.E.B DuBois said, “Through the pressure of … any black man” (The Souls of Black Folk, 935). W.E.B DuBois knows that if the blacks kept doing what