Booker T. Washington was one of the first to be promoting African American Capitalisation and the first Black Leader in Civil Rights since the decline of Fredrick Douglas. This is very important as his position and ideas would affect the position of African Americans and the future of the Civil Rights Movement. The accommodationist approach was Washington’s approach to Civil Rights which would was outline in his famous Atlanta Compromise, here he suggested a compromise socially but economic equality of opportunity believing that social equality would come later. This can be compared to the most famous speech related to Civil Rights which was the “I have a Dream” speech by Martin Luther King. This speech came much later than the Atlanta Compromise around the time of the decline of the Civil Rights Movement and thus seemed as if it represented a huge turning point for Civil Rights.
However, not everyone appreciated Washington’s white links, with many feeling that he was wrong in prioritising strengthening the black community over working to abolish Jim Crow and southern segregation. Later, Malcolm X would become Washington’s foil, in this respect, in his positing of black supremacy and rejection of white support. Yet Washington’s alliances with whites meant that he was able to ensure the black voice was acknowledged, leaving an imprint of the cry for black
France wanted to get more wealth and land so they decided that they wanted to gain land in Africa. In 1920, Chad became a separate country which led to in World War II, Chad was one of the first territories that the French wanted to give loyalty
In addition, he gives Beneatha a possible path out of her life in America. As a final point, he represents educated, advanced thinking Africans. He is important because he shows that you can be a successful person without accepting the “white” way of life. Asagai brings the idea of symbolism to A Raisin in the Sun. He essentially is Africa.
During the time of the European scramble for Africa, European countries fought to control the natural resources and colonize Africa. In response to the imperialism of Europeans African actions and reactions involve, diplomatic methods nonviolent and violent resistant. Documents 1, 2, 3 reveal evidence of how some African countries that was oppose to the imperialism of the Europeans deal with it by using diplomatic methods. The Royal Niger company document gives an example of how the British were willing to develop a diplomatic relationship with the chiefs of the African countries. It shows how the Royal Niger Company agrees on paying for the land and to respect native laws (doc 1).
At a time when the black community is being afforded a free status, but not one of equality, many leaders arise to appeal to the white governing body for social equality. The transition from the ninetieth century to the twentieth century gives birth to two of these leaders, Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. Although these two remarkable men were both in search of a common goal, their roads leading to this goal were significantly different. This is most evident in Booker T. Washington's, The Atlanta Exposition Address and W.E.B.
All of these points will be assessed in conjunction with Malcolm-X and more importantly the short term significance of the American civil-rights movement. The traditionalist opinion of Malcolm-X would include his efforts of exploiting the failed promises by the American constitution – through his prestigious ‘Ballot or the Bullet’ speech as well as giving African-Americans an identity through his promotion of afrocentricity. However - the revisionist view of Malcolm-X can be seen as controversial due to his shifting motives towards civil-rights (His involvement and departure of NOI). His main motive was to give identity to African-Americans; however controversies included ‘revolutionary views’ against the white imperialists, shifting motives and finally ideologies of segregation. Finally; Malcolm-X’s role is significant in conjunction with advancing civil-rights, despite these controversies.
The social, political, and economic consequences brought on weren’t always the best. The British believed they bought prosperous things to Africa and India through imperialism such as social affluence, internal improvements, and a strengthened government system. In reality they brought many troubles such as stripment of their land, overthrowing their already stable government, and a decrease in the standard of living. The British, and even some natives in Africa and India, thought that imperialism was socially enhancing these nations; but in reality they weren't bringing much prosperity. Document 3 is the writing of an Indian author, Romesh Dutt.
DuBois, describing the ideas of B.T.Washington, doesn’t see the reality, because he believes that the problem of accepting African Americans by the society is a problem of the whole nation, and that the whole nation should make an effort for equality. His main idea is that accepting African Americans in the socity as citizens with civil rights is a business of both sides: those who accept and those who are being accepted: “On the whole the distinct impression left by Mr Washington’s propaganda is that his future depends on his own efforts“. W.E.B. DuBois critisizes Washington, but he doesn’t count the fact that not all the social groups can realize that African Americans are not submitted anymore and that they have full civil rights now. While Mr Washington tells thst the success of African Americans depends on their own efforts, W.E.B.
Underdevelopment There was several immediately obvious aspect of that underdevelopment that we need to elaborate. Colonialism has its own logical concept on the Europeans and Americans. It was not true that the idea to colonize Africa was the issue to make profits. But their target was human capital associated with slavery. Africans were skilled, knowledgeable and creative individual who manage themselves without outside help.