Compare And Contrast Booker T. Washington And W. E. B. Dubois

Dubois joined this group of mostly white reformers to undergo this change and eventually this group had a huge impact of the black population. In 1895 Dubois opposed Booker T. Washington on his view of the black population. They agreed on some things such as the progression of black education. Booker T. Washington wanted to move forward by listening to the whites and progressing on their terms.

Booker T. Washington & W.E.B. Dubois were both famous activist. They did take different directions in how they approached how to gain their freedom. W.E.B. wanted to fight to gain everyone's freedom while Booker T. chose to with the government and overlook the separate but racial stuff. There early life was different. So was their role in the civil rights movement.

Booker T. Washington was born a slave and worked as a janitor to get through school. Whereas W.E.B. Du Bois was born in the North and faced very little discrimination, and had an easier time getting into College. They were well educated, and the only difference between them was how they were raised in different environments. Both were on the journey to improve African American’s social and political status in America. However, they had different methods for getting what they wanted.

They still had differed with each other through this conflict as Washington believed that black people needed to work hard to to get respect from others, and Dubois believed that people had to be actively fighting for their rights. More information about these two men disagreeing with each other is when Du Bois wrote something called the ''Soul of Black Folk", which is a combination of all his essays combined into a novel. In this, it shows how horribly Du Bois disagreed with Bookers' ideas. In his ''Soul of Black Folk'' essays, We dem Boys states "One hesitates, therefore, to criticize a life which beginning with so little, has done so much. And yet the time has come when one may speak in all sincerity and utter courtesy of the mistakes and shortcomings of Mr. Washington's career as well as of his triumphs, without being captious or envious, and without forgetting that it is easier to do ill than well in the world" (xroads.virginia.edu/~ug03/souls/washingtonvsdubois.html.).

Booker T believed in being passive, and not being vocal about the change you wanted where as W.E.B believed it was time to stand up, and fight for they deserved. W.E.B shows this in his book The Souls of Black Folk where he states “Mr.Washington’s programme practically accepts the alleged inferiority of the Negro races…. Mr.Washington distinctly asks that black people give up, at least for the present, three things,-- First, Political Power, Second, Insistence on civil rights, Third, higher education of Negro youth,” (W.E.B DuBois 3-6). This shows that though they wanted the same thing W.E.B believed that the way that Booker T wanted the African Americans to get equality meant that the African Americans were giving up their rights as citizens. With this philosophy that they were losing rights W.E.B led nonviolent protests, and he joined the NAACP.

Abbey Bliss 10-02-2014 Booker T. Washington & W.E.B. DuBois Not all too long ago, the United States was a land controlled largely by discrimination, segregation, hate, and the need to solve those problems. The land was wrought with confusion on how to handle the issue and many lost their lives in the confusion. Racism against African Americans was nothing new at this point in America, but the people needed someone to lead them and cause change in the nation. The two most recognized leaders of this time were Booker T. Washington and W.E.B DuBois. The people turned to them and trusted them with change.

Washington and W.E.B DuBois had their differences. Their views on the topic were different because they had conflicting cultures. Booker T. Washington was born a slave, and knows the struggle people of color had to go through. W.E.B DuBois, was a European who did not fully know the struggle of slaves because he did not have to be a slave in his lifetime. W.E.B DuBois was looking in on slave life, and culture, while Booker T. Washington was a part of slave life and culture.

W.E.B Dubois and Booker T. Washington, both had different opinions on the best way for African Americans to change their situations, based on education, politics and

Frederick Douglas and Booker T. Washington worked both hard to help their race, but had a variety of similar and differing experiences. They both were born slaves, well known speakers, and writers. These great men and a large and positive impact on

Thesis statement: The two great leaders in the black community debating about the issues that face the Negro race and Du Bois gave a compelling argument by using pathos, logos and ethos to create an essay that will appear to all readers. Outline: This essay will showcase the contradicting philosophies between W.E.B Du Bois and Booker T. Washington. Also, paying close attention to the different types of leadership between the two historic leaders in the black community. Both W.E.B Du Bois and Booker T. Washington contributed to and helped shape the future of African Americans.

Achieving African American Equality Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Du Bois were two of the most influential advocates for African American equality during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries (Blatty, 1). Although both men ultimately had the same goal, their methods for achieving African American equality were remarkably different. To begin, the men had conflicting ideas about what constituted as African American equality. Booker T. Washington argued that the accumulation of wealth and the ability to prove that Blacks were productive members of society would be the mark of true equality for African Americans (Painter, 155).

W.E.B DuBois’ plan was smarter than Booker T. Washington’s because DuBois’ plan was to fight for the rights of African Americans, and give people a good and equal education. Booker T Washington’s plan was to ignore segregation and discrimination so he can just focus on the wealth and education of former slaves to win over the whites acceptance. One part of DuBois’ plan was the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP. This Association was one of the most influential civil rights organization. It “focused on legal strategies designed to confront the critical civil rights issues.”.

Booker T. Washington believed that in order to eventually achieve racial equality African

W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington were two great leaders of the black community in the late 19th and 20th century. They both had the same intent with their thought but they came from two different backgrounds so it was hard for them to have agreement. Booker T. Washington spent his early childhood in slavery. W. E. B. DuBois grew up both free and in the North. Ergo, he did not experience the harsh conditions of slavery or of southern prejudice he grew up with white Americans and even attended predominately white schools.

There are a few ways that Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. DuBois differ in their strivings for racial equality. The reason that these men differ in their views are pretty apparent and go back to the separate arguments that Jane Addams and Elizabeth Cady Stanton produced for women's rights in the 19th century. Jane Addams made some compromises in her push for women's suffrage to make her argument easier to swallow and take a small step towards equality. Stanton puts out her whole argument for total equality which made her argument hard for her generation to accept, but got all the problems on the table.