Booker T. Washington’s speech was worded so poetically. I honestly lost the message of the introduction of the speech. I was really enraptured by how perfect the words connected to each other, almost as if he was sewing a stich. The conclusion is one sentence, but runs almost ten lines long. It was a lot to take in when I read it. At first, I was not sure if I had heard the speech before, but as soon as I got to the “cast down your bucket” portion, I realized that I had in fact studied this speech previously. I was thankful that I got the chance to revisit it, because I got a different interpretation of it this time. When I originally read this speech, I thought Booker T. Washington was tell African American men to stand up for themselves,
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While Washington’s sounds great on paper, DuBois points out that the applicability of Washington’s suggestions are rather unstable. I also found that the language in DuBois’s text was not as fluffy as Washington’s, thus leading me to be able to comprehend the content a little easier. Overall, I felt that DuBois was not trying to be “right” because is there really one “right” answer when an entire race is being oppressed. I would be tempted to say there is multiple right answers, but DuBois wanted to point out that Washington was basically wiping the South’s slate clean, which is not applicable in a situation when African American colleges were not receiving equal funding as other …show more content…
He states, “But so far as Mr. Washington apologizes for injustice, North or South, does not rightly value the privilege and duty of voting, belittles the emasculating effects of caste distinctions, and opposes the higher training and ambition of our brighter minds…we must unceasingly and firmly oppose them. By every civilized and peaceful method we must strive for the rights which the world accords to men… (pg. 8).” He was not calling Washington, but simply stating that the African American race need to fight for their rights by striving for higher education and gaining the right to
While Washington’s sounds great on paper, DuBois points out that the applicability of Washington’s suggestions are rather unstable. I also found that the language in DuBois’s text was not as fluffy as Washington’s, thus leading me to be able to comprehend the content a little easier. Overall, I felt that DuBois was not trying to be “right” because is there really one “right” answer when an entire race is being oppressed. I would be tempted to say there is multiple right answers, but DuBois wanted to point out that Washington was basically wiping the South’s slate clean, which is not applicable in a situation when African American colleges were not receiving equal funding as other …show more content…
He states, “But so far as Mr. Washington apologizes for injustice, North or South, does not rightly value the privilege and duty of voting, belittles the emasculating effects of caste distinctions, and opposes the higher training and ambition of our brighter minds…we must unceasingly and firmly oppose them. By every civilized and peaceful method we must strive for the rights which the world accords to men… (pg. 8).” He was not calling Washington, but simply stating that the African American race need to fight for their rights by striving for higher education and gaining the right to