Although Washington and Dubois went about accomplishing things differently it can be agreed on that they both had one similar goal in mind, better living conditions for Black- Americans. In (Doc B) test used to to disenfranchise racial minorities affect drastically decreased due advocating for education for Blacks, this was done by both Washington and Dubois. Although these literacy test became less effective on Blacks they continued to effect the “new” immigrants from Italy, Russia, and other parts of Southern and Eastern Europe. The “old” immigrants were the ones demanding these test for the new immigrants because, new immigrant were useful for Corporate Industry's who needed new workers for their mines and factories. With much support President…
WEB Dubois disagreed with Dubois’ theory and believed blacks would gain equality mainly through political action. While both men had great strategies for social change, achieving true equality in this country requires a combination of both strategies. Both leader 's strategies are conducive toward achieving social, civil, political and economic progress. Many racial groups in this country such as the Jews and the Chinese have chosen to focus most of their collective efforts to achieving economic and educational progress, which is in line with Booker T Washington 's political philosophy to achieve equality. While African Americans have also made progress using DuBois ' strategy through the civil rights movement.…
Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois arguably two of the most important people of their time and definitely in African American history. But my, argument is who was more important, who made a bigger impact, and who had greater beliefs. I believe that W.E.B. Dubois had a greater impact than Booker T. Washington did. I feel like W.E.B. Dubois had greater beliefs and saw the bigger picture a lot better than Booker T. Washington. My first argument toward this belief is that there approaches were a lot different and the way they thought.…
Washington was freed from slavery at a young age, and although black people were thought of as unequal by most, was able to attend college at Hampton university and went on to teach other black men and even started his own school. Both men valued education greatly and did what they could to get one. Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington were both great men who did great things. Although they were both slaves and had many things in common, they had very different experiences with their mothers, their owners, and their educations.…
Washington,”Atlanta Exposition Address,”Not Just In February, ed. College of Charleston African American Studies Program(Southlake Tx:Fountainhead Press, 2015),166 Then you have the ideas of W.E.B. Du Bois, he was definitely seen as more radical compared to Booker T. Washington. Also he is basically the opposite of Booker T. Washington. He wants black people to stand up for their rights now and that there should be no waiting for things that should already belong to African Americans in the first place.…
They both had different philosophies that were impactful in their own ways. Booker T Washington supported civil rights through evolution. WEB Dubois supported civil rights more through a revolution. Booker T Washington exhorted an attitude of self-help, white and black agreement, and finally compromise. A quote from washington was “character, not circumstances make the man”( Booker T Washington).WEB…
Following the Civil War, African Americans were heavily discriminated against making it extremely difficult to progress in a white society. Newly freed slaves struggled with fitting into society because before, they had been viewed as nothing but property. As free men, gaining a place in their communities was problematic and many ideas arose on how to improve their situations. From this, two great thinkers, Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois, emerged and came up with different ideas for African Americans to emerge in society. Although their opinions may differ, they have one common idea: self improvement.…
Du Bois and Booker T. Washington both sought after African American rights despite different approaches to the issue. Throughout their lives, they went through many of their own struggles, both similar and different. They both ended up become successful activists, speakers, and even writers. Although many people had their personal preference of the two, one thing was for certain; they both carried a legacy that still remains…
Booker T. Washington and WEB Du Bois are very comparable yet dissimilar in many ways. Booker T. Washington was not demanding fro African Americans to be treated equally. Washington thought the most reasonable method was for blacks to escape the poverty they were stuck in. WEB Du Bois on the other hand wanted instant black equality and for blacks to be integrated. Du Bois strategy is more useful than Booker T. Washington’s for many reasons.…
Dubois and Booker T. Washington had a shared objective, which was the advancement of the African Americans. Even so, they had differing opinions on the best way to do it, and the opinions still intrigue scholars in the present day. According to the article, Washington believed that vocational training would win the respect of the white people in the country, through a demonstration that the black community was committed to hard work. To the contrary, Dubois advocated confronting the segregationist. He advocated for an educational system that would focus on the arts and sciences, similar to that afforded to the white students.…
Both Du Bois and Washington agree that there is nothing inherently different between blacks and whites. Washington notes in The Future of the American Negro that “The Negro is behind the white man because he has not had the same chance, and not from any inherent difference in his nature and desires” (27). Du Bois regards a similar mentality in his essay on art “Criteria of Negro Art” expounding that “art coming from black folk is going to be just as beautiful … as the art that comes from white folk” (163). The difference between black achievement and white perception is based on the propagandas myth of inferiority. I also think both had a world view with an understanding that just as African-Americans were exploited in the US so they would be exploited else where only under the guise of superficial development.…
Booker T. Washington and W. E. B DuBois used different strategies when dealing with the problems faced by African Americans at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Segregation was a big problem during this time and African Americans were the ones facing the brunt of this issue. Both Washington and DuBois tried to fight for equality of African Americans and were in hopes that their actions, as well as programs, would help aid society toward agreeing with them. Washington was more about trying to gradually institute equality whereas DuBois took a more immediate approach. Even though Washington and DuBois took on different views, it can be agreed that both men took important steps to improve equality for African Americans…
Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois’s revivalry changed what was going to happen with equality in society. Both agreed that they could do something to help with African Americans but that was where there different thoughts and philosophies came in. Their rivalry was caused because of their two completely different views on African Americans in their society. Washington thought that African Americans needed to create opportunities while as DuBois thought that it was all about education. Unlike DuBois, Washington was born into slavery in 1856 and his education affected his later life.…
Compare and Contrast Booker T. Washington and W.E.B DuBois Booker T. Washington and W.E.B DuBois were both influential African American leaders in the early 1900’s. Both men were highly educated and dedicated their lives to changing the status of African Americans in a post Civil War America. Although both Washington and DuBois had the same dreams of equality for African Americans, they had very different ideas on how best to achieve this equality. Booker T. Washington believed that African Americans could achieve equality by first accepting that subordination to whites was a necessary evil.…
After the Civil War, African Americans were forced to deal with great discrimination. At the same time, two of the most influential black leaders of the time, Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois, attempted to improve African Americans’ situations in two very different ways. Though these men had very different philosophies, they shared a mutual goal: gaining equality and civil rights for blacks. Booker T. Washington was born a slave and emancipated at nine years old.…