Washington Vs Du Bois: What was the best course for African Americans?.
African Americans were their own civilization. One that was brutally subjugated, but as diverse in belief and philosophy as any other society. When the slave nation became a nation of freedmen, a lot of doors opened all at once. Unfortunately, there were others standing in front of those doors: white society. To be fair, no social structure, especially the previously slave owning South, could make an easy transition from black livestock to colored fellow citizen overnight. This was an obstacle that the African American people of America would have to jump together. However, how to approach this obstacle met some difference of opinion between black rights advocates Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. While Du Bois's argument that black Americans deserved all the rights synonymous with U.S. citizenship was absolutely valid, Washington had a much more reasonable expectation of how the freed slaves and American society could unite towards equality.
Du Bois hit the nail on the head as far as black legal rights. Blacks were not a subjugate race any longer. Eventually, if not if not immediately, blacks would have to be given equal rights under U.S. law. It was a near guarantee not only because it was fair and moral, but also to keep the Constitution and Civil Rights amendments from becoming hypocritical, which would undermine the document as a whole, including the basic American ideal of universal equality. DuBois encouraged black America to fight for these legal rights through his literature, like the NAACP magazine The Crisis. DuBois, being a highly educated Harvard graduate, realized this fact fairly easily; black rights were very much black and white to him. His belief that blacks must be granted immediate full rights as U.S. citizens could be realized through governmental involvement of court decisions and public aid, including through organizations he helped to found, like the NAACP.
Washington and Du Bois DBQ Booker T. ... Du Bois and Washington also helped reduce the racial discriminations against blacks. ... Du Bois criticized Washington and wouldn't accept their race's continual inferiority to whites. ... Washington wanted them to deal with what they had, but Du Bois wanted them to fight for what they deserved. Washington simply settled while Du Bois was aggressive. ...
W.E.B Du Bois was a critic of Washington and felt that Washington's approach to gaining equality was far too passive. ... Du Bois accused Booker T. ... Du Bois was strongly against Washington sacrificing political rights and believed that sacrificing what few political rights African Americans had would make themselves even more oppressed by the white men. ... Du Bois also recognized that Mr. ... Du Bois also felt that Washington was not adamant enough in his stance on equality. ...
The American Historical Association invited Du Bois to deliver a speech in a meeting in Washington D.C. ... Washington failed to support voting rights, Du Bois argued on Washington's program. ... Newspapers attacked Du Bois for his comments, Washington gave speech on comments. ... Du Bois soon attacked Washington in print; said Washington had bribed black papers. ... With Washington gone, Du Bois was regarded as the most outstanding black leader in the US. ...
Du bois. ... Washington and Du bois wanted to see the advancement of the African-American people. ... Du bois was born into a system of freedom. ... Du bois was indeed a scholar and revolutionary. ... Du bois continued to fight for the rights of African- Americans. ...
WEB Du Bois WEB Du Bois was born a free man in his small village of Great Barington, Massachusetts, three years after the Civil War. ... Early on, Du Bois was given an awareness of his African-heritage, through the ancient songs his grandmother taught him. ... As a student, Du Bois was considered something of a prodigy who excelled beyond the capabilities of his white peers. ... Clearly, Du Bois showed great promise, and some influential members of his community. ... Washington, who felt that the black people of America had to simply accept discrimination, and hope to eventually earn respect...
Du Bois Shortly after becoming the first black student to receive a doctorate from Harvard University, Du Bois began earning his title as the father of American sociology. ... Du Bois" strong political views and indifferences on obtaining full equality for Blacks often led to him bumping heads with Booker T Washington. ... The second phase, The Crisis and the New Negro, is headlined with Du Bois" newly found focus in journalism. ... There was a growing opposition to Du Bois" views. Du Bois suddenly had an increased interest in Africa. ...
Washington and W.E.B Du Bois. ... Du Bois viewed Booker T. Washington's efforts, it was those efforts that opened the door, softened the masses if you will, that allowed for the efforts of Du Bois's to be received. ... This, in my opinion, is what led to the major differences of their opinions. ... Du Bois. ...
Du Bois were the two strongest African American leaders in the late 1800's. ... Washington believed in a more gradual approach to black equality, while Du Bois proposed a more immediate one. ... Du Bois was a man of different origins than Washington. ... Du Bois never received the broader acceptance that Washington was privy to, most likely due to his more radical approach to black liberation. ... This would lead one to say that Du Bois approach was more successful. ...
