Du Bois attacked Washington for failing to stand up for political and civil rights and higher education for black Americans. Du Bois found even more infuriating Washington’s willingness to compromise with the white South and his apparent agreement with white Southerners that black people were not their equals Du Bois attacked Washington for failing to stand up for political and civil rights for black Americans. He accused Washington of, in essence, apologizing for injustice and accepting the idea of black inferiority. Du Bois, joined by a small group of black intellectuals, then set out to organize an aggressive effort to secure the rights of black citizens. He was convinced that the advancement of black people was the responsibility of the black elite, those he called the Talented Tenth, meaning the upper10 percent of black Americans.
Lee wrote was a letter to his wife about slavery in 1856. In this letter Lee talks about how “The blacks are immeasurable better off here than in Africa, morally, socially and physically.” By saying this Lee shows his willingness to accept the African American society into the southern white society. Lee isn’t necessary an anti-slavery activist but he isn’t a pro-slavery supporter either. Robert E. Lee once stated that he saw slavery as necessary but not proper. Lee concluded that slavery would help both white and black races grow equally.
Dominique Beck History 11 July 9 2011 Up From Slavery: Summary and Opinion Booker T. Washington, born April 5th, 1856, was a famed educator, author, orator, and political leader. He was also the international leader for the betterment of African American lives in the South after the Reconstruction period. Washington spent a great deal of his life fighting for economic and social improvement of Blacks while still accommodating Whites, in regards to voting rights and social equality. During the years 1900 through 1901, Booker T. Washington started publishing his first autobiography, Up from Slavery, an account of his life. It was published at first in the popular magazine Outlook, which helped it to reach a more diverse audience; it was
The main goals for this paper is to compare and contrast the main ideas and views of the great pieces of literature: “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King and “Civil Disobedience” by Henry David Thoreau. Both authors attempt to argue for the rights to disobey authority is there is social injustice. Both of these authors seem to have the same ideas and views, but Thoreau was writing during the mid 1800s during the time of slavery in America and King was writing in the 1960s during the time of severe racial discrimination in America. Because Thoreau came before King, he was a big influence for King and his writing. Although Thoreau was not the first to introduce these ideas, he may have been the first to bring it to the attention of many Americans.
Dubois's philosophy not only shows nihilism in the black race during this era but it also shows the same lack of progression in the black community in 2011. It reminds us of the lack of harmonious solidarity as well as the lack of intellect, high morals and spiritual insight affecting the Black masses today. His piece brings up an array of valid points on why the black community is its own worst enemy when it comes to building a new infrastructure of educational, historical and financial knowledge of self like the Jewish, Asian and Indian cultures. Dubois says “It is the problem of developing the best of this race that they may guide the mass away from the contamination and death of the worst, in their own and other races. Now the training of men is a difficult and intricate task.”(Dubois 1) I personally think that the contamination of most blacks today is from out dated teachings, some churches, politicians and most importantly, the entertainment business.
The talented tenth was an article written in 1903 by W.E.B. Du Bois. It was about the efforts of the American Baptist Missionary Home Society trying to start black colleges which would train African American teachers. W.E.B Du Bois fought for civil rights for black people in the United States. During the nineteen twenties and nineteen thirties, he was the person most responsible for the changes in conditions for black people in American society.
Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Dubois are arguably two most influential figures on the movement to achieve civil rights for black Americans. They both played large roles in trying to improve racial relations and civil rights during the late 19th and 20th centuries. Although they were both focused on enhancing the quality of black life in the United States, the fact that Washington was from the south and Dubois was from the north caused their views to differ. The “Atlanta Exposition speech” by booker T. Washington addressed the topic of racial relations in the south. “Of Mr.Booker T. Washington and others” was written by W.E.B Dubois as a critique of Washington and his views on the improvement of black life.
Dear Friend, Hello and how are you? I am writing to discuss the various experiences of African Americans throughout history and today. Because I am of that race, and you are not, I would like your honest opinion. Do you feel African Americans have been treated fairly throughout history? The history of African Americans goes back to the discovery of America; we were stolen from Africa and brought to America as slaves with the White Settlers (Schaefer, 2012).
Brea Perine-Winn HY 136-105 September 14,2012 Clashing Views: Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B Dubois Both Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Dubois were two of the most important leaders during the early 20th century. Although they came from two completely different stories, they both strongly believed that African Americans should try to better themselves with an education and receive equality like everyone else. Some people tend to fail and acknowledge the fact how dedicated and driven these two individuals where about changing others lives’ and left and huge impact during the early 20th century. Booker T. Washington was born on April 5,1856 in Virginia to an enslaved African-American mother and an unknown White father.1 Being the son of a slave, Washington was automatically born a slave himself too. Washington’s unknown father is known to be a farmer of a nearby plantation where Washington’s mother might have worked at as the cook.
Great Leaders Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Junior were both African American who fought for equal opportunity for blacks in America, and both were in the civil rights movement, but they had different philosophy of life. Malcolm’s philosophies that violence must be stopped by any means necessary, and King’s philosophy was that in order to stop violence a person must ignore it, and sooner or later the violence will stop. They also had different beliefs Malcolm was a Muslim and King was a Baptist. King and Malcolm were two important figures who made a powerful impact in America during the turbulent 1960. In 1960 there was a lot of separation between the blacks and the whites.