The Black Leaders of the 1890s-1920s lived in a very different America, one with universal segregation, strictly enforced vagrancy laws, fully segregated schools, and widespread hostility toward Blacks. Thus, the Black leaders of this time period had to not attempt to challenge the oppressive system to have any hope of communicating their ideas without subjugation. The Black leaders of the 1950s-1960s took a more confrontational approach, one allowed to them by the achievements of the Black leaders before them. They sought to directly challenge southern segregation and dismantle the system of systematic oppression under which they lived. However, despite the different goals and strategies of African American leaders of the 1890s-1920s and
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Booker T Washington had propagated the knowledge of the agency of Blacks. He advocated that Blacks concentrate on elevating their position in society through their own hard work (Document A). His philosophy urged Blacks to attain a form of adulthood under them (Document C) to unite Blacks and establish pride among them. W.E.B Du Bois 's “talented tenth” was a symbol for Black’s agency. Martin Luther King had urged Blacks “In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred” (Document G). He thus promoted Black unity and their agency to act responsibly. Black pride and unity were two major players in the 1950s and 1960s civil rights movement. African American Music and church services had united many of the students who served as the catalysts for the movement in the 1950s. Black pride had given the Black leaders of the two eras a strong willingness to advance the status of their people and eventually led to the full enfranchisement of
Booker T Washington had propagated the knowledge of the agency of Blacks. He advocated that Blacks concentrate on elevating their position in society through their own hard work (Document A). His philosophy urged Blacks to attain a form of adulthood under them (Document C) to unite Blacks and establish pride among them. W.E.B Du Bois 's “talented tenth” was a symbol for Black’s agency. Martin Luther King had urged Blacks “In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred” (Document G). He thus promoted Black unity and their agency to act responsibly. Black pride and unity were two major players in the 1950s and 1960s civil rights movement. African American Music and church services had united many of the students who served as the catalysts for the movement in the 1950s. Black pride had given the Black leaders of the two eras a strong willingness to advance the status of their people and eventually led to the full enfranchisement of