1. Booker T. Washington and Duboi
What, then, is the narrative of Up From Slavery about? ... This is the single most important difference in the two narratives - the institution vs. the individual (or collective individuals). ... He can critique him, which he does brilliantly, by first praising him and then launching into an attack unfettered by the bounds of "envy": Today [Booker T. ... Washington's career, as well as of his triumphs, without being thought captious or envious, and without forgetting that it is easier to do ill than well in the world. (p. 81, DuBois) Ultimately, then, it is DuBois who ends up ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate