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W. E. B. Dubois Impact

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The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the impact William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B). DuBois had on vocational education and training. W.E.B. DuBois was born a free black person on February 23, 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts to Mary Silvina Burghardt, who was a descendant of slaves and Alfred Dubois, a Haitian immigrant. Unlike most African Americans during 1868, DuBois grew up in racially integrated schools in Great Barrington. DuBois was a talented student, he graduated high school before the age of 18, and was the valedictorian of his high school graduating class. Because of his excellent grades, DuBois received a scholarship to Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee and went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts …show more content…

DuBois was a scholar, author and historian and although he preferred a traditional approach academic education over vocational education and training, he was an important figure in the field of education and vocational and technical education. DuBois devoted his career to education and the plight of African Americans and worked to make changes in how African Americans were educated. One of his early pieces of work was the Philadelphia Negro: A Case Study, which was published in 1899; this was one of the first case studies of that time of a black community. DuBois had other pieces of work which included: The Negro Problem (New York, 1903), The Negro (1915), The Souls of Black Folk (1930), and Black Reconstruction in America (1935). DuBois believed that in order for African-Americans to advance, they needed to have political rights and in 1910, DuBois became a founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, also known as the NAACP. The NAACP is still one of the most instrumental organizations today that fights for the rights of African- Americans. W.E.B. DuBois’ also created the Talented Tenth, (1903) concept, it stressed the need for higher education to develop the leadership capacity among the most able 10 percent of black Americans. DuBois was one of many who felt that the overemphasis on industrial training and would permanently limit

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DuBois’s first post-dissertation book, The Philadelphia Negro, released in 1899, determined that housing and employment discrimination were the principal barriers to racial equality and black prosperity in the urban North. (blackpast.org/aah/dubois-william-edward-burghardt-1868-1963) In his written book, The Souls of Black Folks, released in 1903, he argued for "manly" and "ceaseless agitation and insistent demand for equality” which demanded a education of equality for blacks that’s not inferior to whites. (W. E. B. Du Bois and the NAACP, Virginia Historical Society) Du Bois promoted the idea of self improvement, without giving up full citizenship rights, which impacted the general well being of African American and visualized the idea of having an exclusive group of all black, educated leaders called “The

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If you've never heard of W.E.B. DuBois before, not much stands out about him besides the strangeness of his name. But if you assume his accomplishments and character are just as obscure, you'd be quite wrong. While he may not be as famous as other prolific figures in American history, such as Martin Luther King Jr, Harriet Tubman, or Frederick Douglass, he is very similar to all three. In his lifetime, DuBois became known as one of the most notable figures in twentieth-century America in the same way those three previously stated had. He devoted his life to activism and working for the progress and development of the civil rights movement in as many ways as he possibly could.

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Due to his feelings, DuBois helped improve lives for blacks. One of the first things that DuBois did to help was help found the Niagara Movement and the NAACP. He also wrote lots of newspapers, magazines, and books. Dr. DuBois joined a lot of organizations focused on helping black lives. He helped with the Niagara movement, a protest group made up by African-American scholars and professionals.

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DuBois also argued on the importance of a higher education, he believed that without a higher education, it would be difficult to obtain rights. He also believed that black progress, needed leadership; educated leadership who would guide others and teach them. The Crisis became one of DuBois significant triumphs. As the author of the article states, “The Crisis was a hard-hitting political journal that ran sharp editorial critiques of racists policies and detailed reports on specific cases of racial discrimination alongside proud stories of African Americans’ triumphs in defiance of racism.”

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W.E.B. DuBois founded the NAACP, which advocated for an opposition against racism and segregation towards the black community. His plan to provide blacks with an equal footing in society was based upon receiving education, which in turn he hoped would bring about respect and equality from all, especially whites.

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The group 's success in legalizing rights and enacting laws for African Americans can be traced back to its members influential members, including, W.E.B Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall, Mary White Ovington, Oswald Garrison Villard, James W. Johnson, Benjamin Hooks, and many others. “W.E.B Du Bois, was an African American civil rights activist, leader, Pan-Africanist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet, and scholar” (NAACP.ORG). Du Bois was best known for his work with the NAACP, as director and publicity and research for the group. Throughout his role in the NAACP, he contributed towards founding the Niagara Movement, which was “an African American protest group of scholars and professionals” (NAACP.ORG). Du Bois also took part in writing The Crisis, a journal of 1910 (Revisor, Manly) which spoke publicly about the issues having to do with racism, targeting both African Americans and whites.

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