Author and civil rights activist, W.E.B. Du Bois, once said," To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships." W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington were both working towards the same goal, but the way they went about fulfilling that goal was very different. W.E.B. Du Bois believed in standing up to his oppressors. Booker T. Washington believed in stopping racial equality by showing whites that blacks can be successful and create their own businesses. W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington often clashed because Booker T. Washington worked with the government and was thought of as an Uncle Tom by some, but W.E.B. Du Bois marched in civil rights marches and openly supported black causes.
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Washington worked in a plantation owned by James Borrough, he also lived there. He was just a child when he started working there. This plantation was located in Franklin County, Virginia. Booker 's mother was Jane, and she cooked for everyone. She barely ever had time to take care of her children. Booker was never able to meet his father. When he was 8, his job was to fan flies away while everyone was eating. Slavery was one reason that the Civil War started. In northern states, or the Union, slavery was not legal. In southern states, it was legal to own slaves. In 1865, slaves were emancipated because the north won the Civil War. When Booker was nine, his family decided to move to Malden, West Virginia. (Booker T. …show more content…
He stated that black people should cease to appeal for the same rights as white people and to just be friendly towards them. He also stated that African Americans would be better off getting a education in business instead of a college education. By way of his public activities, he attempted to satisfy white people from the north and the south. (Booker T. Washington)
W.E.B. DuBois was born on February 23, 1868. He grew up in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He grew up in a predominantly white city. He identified as mixed, or mulatto. He went to school with European Americans. His teachers, who were European American, encouraged him when it came to academics. (Biography.com)
(Bio)In 1885, he started living in Nashville, Tennessee so that he would be able to go to Fisk University. He found out about Jim Crow Laws when he was living in Nashville. He started to investigate problems involving racism in America. Soon after he got a bachelor 's degree from Fisk University, he attended Howard University. He was able to study at this University by doing summer jobs, getting scholarships, taking loans from friends. He got his master 's degree and was chosen to study at the University of Berlin for study-abroad program. There, he studied with the well known social scientists. He learned some political prospects that he held onto for as long as he lived.(Biography.com)
Washington worked in a plantation owned by James Borrough, he also lived there. He was just a child when he started working there. This plantation was located in Franklin County, Virginia. Booker 's mother was Jane, and she cooked for everyone. She barely ever had time to take care of her children. Booker was never able to meet his father. When he was 8, his job was to fan flies away while everyone was eating. Slavery was one reason that the Civil War started. In northern states, or the Union, slavery was not legal. In southern states, it was legal to own slaves. In 1865, slaves were emancipated because the north won the Civil War. When Booker was nine, his family decided to move to Malden, West Virginia. (Booker T. …show more content…
He stated that black people should cease to appeal for the same rights as white people and to just be friendly towards them. He also stated that African Americans would be better off getting a education in business instead of a college education. By way of his public activities, he attempted to satisfy white people from the north and the south. (Booker T. Washington)
W.E.B. DuBois was born on February 23, 1868. He grew up in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He grew up in a predominantly white city. He identified as mixed, or mulatto. He went to school with European Americans. His teachers, who were European American, encouraged him when it came to academics. (Biography.com)
(Bio)In 1885, he started living in Nashville, Tennessee so that he would be able to go to Fisk University. He found out about Jim Crow Laws when he was living in Nashville. He started to investigate problems involving racism in America. Soon after he got a bachelor 's degree from Fisk University, he attended Howard University. He was able to study at this University by doing summer jobs, getting scholarships, taking loans from friends. He got his master 's degree and was chosen to study at the University of Berlin for study-abroad program. There, he studied with the well known social scientists. He learned some political prospects that he held onto for as long as he lived.(Biography.com)