Washington preferred a gradual incline of black involvement and acceptance, whereas DuBois preferred immediate direct action. DuBois tried to get African Americans to be involved in politics for this would be the only way their freedoms would be maintained and that could gain influence in society. Carter Woodson states that without political involvement, they would “lose ground in the basic things of life,” (Doc I). DuBois says that the original democratic system does not exist anymore; a caste system replaced it with the white men on top, who try to diminish the civil liberties of those below them, the blacks (Doc F). Dubois’s solution is that African Americans must constantly fight and argue for what they desire in order to ever gain their rights (Doc E).
The definition of Civil rights is, “The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.” Many blacks fought for freedom from slavery and then fought for equality and an end to segregation. A large number of politicians and educators, white and black, fought and risked their lives to get rights and equality for blacks. African Americans were treated very badly, and had to suffer through segregation, racism, and violence. Booker T. Washington was one of the most influential black educators who fought for equality. Booker Taliaferro Washington was born on April 5, 1856.
17/OCT/2014 African-American History Of Two Greats Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were both towering icons in the African-American culture that had a great influence on them. Martin Luther King Jr. was famous for his speech “I have a dream” while Malcolm X was famous for “The Ballot or the Bullet”. In both speeches these icons tried to achieve the same goal which was a higher status for blacks, they had different ways of expressing it, each had his own writing style and use of rhetorical appeals. In his speech, Martin Luther King Jr. appeared to be calm and idealistic. He wanted to see one united American society based upon the promises of the leaders of America; that all men should be equal and that they have the right to be first class citizens of America with the whites.
I believe the old school Black Panthers had a bigger impact on U.S. society more than anything. They were more about getting their rights, more than taking over the white race. The, then, Black Panthers were more diverse as well; wanting to take the governments rules and alter them to make them more
One of the most important things to analyze is the speech objective. As a notable civil rights leader, King’s main objective was to motivate his followers, mainly civil rights activists. His objective was to motivate them to continue their strenuous civil rights work and motivate them to overcome the seemingly unchangeable conditions that they were dealing with. The primary message being delivered was that Blacks in America were not being treated fairly and that they were going to continue to push for justice until it was achieved. He gives examples, such as the fact that most Blacks in the Deep South were still not able to vote and that racial violence was still occurring throughout the Nation.
Martin Luther King Jr’s main perspective during the fight on racism was equality. At the time in which he fought the crisis of racial inequality a main concern was to address that "white America must assume the guilt for the black man's inferior status" (King, 9) as stated in the reading Racism and the White Backlash. Also Dr. Martin Luther King from my understanding believes reparation in this nation at that time was not the top priority. He could not stress enough about how essential racial equality was for the nation to become solve mainstream crisis during the peak of
As far as Johnsons voting record while in congress on civil rights, he shared similar attitudes with the south towards civil rights for black people. Johnson had a strong desire to become one of the greatest domestic Presidents in the history of the U. S. He believed that the U. S. could not be considered as the Great Society if it denied civil rights to American Negroes. Johnson believed that he owed it to Kennedy’s life to push this act forward. The passive approach to civil rights in the 50’s had now gone and the Northern ghettos were now moving more towards militancy. Johnson realised that society had changed in a short space of time of just a few years; he wanted change before civil unrest forced through.
He also explains the goals and solutions of the problem which the black population was facing consistently. Later, he gives the opinion that the fate of white people is tied up with the destiny of the black and their peaceful coexistence is essential for the progress and prosperity of the state. He then moves on to describe the potential of the population that has not been allowed to participate in the progress of the country. He argued that if given respect, opportunity and responsibility, the African Americans would be capable enough to be active participants in nation building. He beautifully told that it is the duty of the government to uproot the racial discrimination between the blacks and whites.
Mlk or Malcolm X The two most prominent figures during the civil rights acts of the 1960’s, were Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. These two men were pertinacious in fighting for racial equality for African Americans and all colored people; they both sought to tackle their common problem through the teachings, and doctrines they had been taught. Unfortunately, they had different strategies in achieving the social and economic equality they dreamed of, MLK preached nonviolent civil disobedience and the complete integration of society while Malcolm X fought to keep society segregated, but did not want the whites controlling anything the blacks did. MLk’s teaching was most effective and surpassed Malcolm X in achieving the desired goals because it was more accepted by society and it happened in a nonthreatening manner. MLK advocated for civil disobedience and positive tensions within a community to create a basis for negotiation.
Each group of reformers challenged the words of our founding fathers as stated in the Constitution, “…in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity,…promote the general welfare…to ourselves and our posterity…,” progressives were searching for a perfect union for every individual to be satisfied with. Many black American activists became increasingly popular during this time period, Booker T. Washington and W.E.B DuBois were the most prominent. Both varied greatly in terms of ways to gain and retain rights as American citizens. Booker T. Washington, an ex-slave himself, believed black