Booker T Washington Vs Dubois

Washington and DuBois: Words for the Blacks from the Blacks Even after slavery had ended, America was still facing two substantial problems: racism and segregation. These two issues caused turmoil amongst the country; whites and blacks were fighting one another. Both were fighting for different reasons: whites were fighting to keep their superiority and blacks were fighting for equality. Several blacks took to writing and peaceful riots to express what their people must do to deal with the abuse that they were receiving. Two very influential blacks were Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois. Washington and DuBois gave recommendations on dealing with discrimination and racism, suggestions for achieving equality, and argued the importance and lack of importance of education, civil rights, and voting rights in both corresponding and conflicting manners. Booker T. Washington knew of the discrimination that blacks received, due to his background as a slave child. However, Washington advised blacks to accept the discrimination and work on elevating their statuses in society. Washington believed that the Negro race had been “fittingly and generously recognized” by Exposition members …show more content…
Washington knew equality was not a one-sided battle, therefore he urged the whites to “cast their buckets down among the eight million of Negroes whose habits you know, whose fidelity and love you have tested” (Washington 2). Washington emphasized the importance of treating the blacks right, so the whites could have lives filled with “patient, faithful, law-abiding, and unresentful people” (Washington 2). Washington’s plea for equality mainly focused on making the whites feel that the blacks will behave, because the blacks have “proved their loyalty” to the whites (Washington 2). He assured the whites that the blacks understood that the privileges of rights come with “severe and constant struggle” (Washington 3). Washington’s suggestions for equality did not sit well with