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.
They realized that Blacks would not be a threat to the white society and their ways of life. Thus politics would continue to be White dominated. High paying jobs and a better education would always be guaranteed for the Whites and their descendants. When this was no longer the case, and blacks were beginning to seek better schooling, Whites were very resistant and uncooperative and left to seek areas where segregation could still be administered. Washington would explain this reaction as a necessary reaction to the Black “intrusion”.
Lee concluded that slavery would help both white and black races grow equally. In the letter Lee also questions the motivations and morals of the founding fathers about what equality really meant to them. The letter seems to be ironic, reason being Robert E. Lee should be the biggest supporter of slavery for the South but seems to be torn on the issue (Fair Use
Mike Wayman January 18, 2011 Mr. Milstead W.E.B. Dubois vs. Booker T. Washington Dubois and Washington were two of the very first civil rights leaders in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They both had very different backgrounds, which led to very different views on how the blacks of America could overcome poverty and discrimination. Both of these men’s strategies were good ideas, but some ideas don’t work in context, which is the problem these leaders were facing. In the end, one plan is always going to be better when put into action, and in this case I believe that W.E.B.
For example, Du Bois believed that blacks should be able to go to the same school and use the same resources as whites. Washington, however, believed that segregation did not matter as long as blacks received the same chance to receive an education. W.E.B Du Bois and Booker T. Washington agreed that lynching, beating and discrimination should be abolished. They both worked to end discrimination despite their differences by taking sides in supreme and local court
He considered that economic security in this society for blacks was not enough and so they should be educated. Dubois took Booker T. Washington's ideas, elaborated them and took them a stride further. Booker T. Washington just wanted the blacks to have opportunities without equality. In contrary, W.E.D. Dubois wanted blacks to have opportunities as well as equality (BOOKS
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave by Frederick Douglass Open-Ended Reading Questions 1. How does Douglass portray the effects of slavery on masters and slaves? On the family? On religion (both black and white)? What happens to Douglass's grandmother?
Miles Fields 11/20/13 Mr. Cohn Green Speech Alfred M. Green gave a speech in Philadelphia in 1861, calling for his long oppressed “brethren” to strive to be admitted into the ranks of the Union army, to fight for their recognition as citizens of America. During Green’s speech, Green gains his “brethren’s trust”, and uses unifying diction, and comparisons to help persuade his fellow African Americans to strive for their recognition as citizens of America. 1861 was a period of uncertainty for everyone but specifically the African Americans. African Americans were deprived citizenship and freedom by their country earlier that century. But now, equality and recognition as citizens were within their grasp, and all they had to do was put their trust into their country.
The 40 acres that the newly freed African Americans were promised were to be used for farmland, and the mule were to be used for the plowing of the soil. This was awarded to the freed African Americans so that they would be able to sustain themselves after they were freed from their masters. The North did not agree with the slavery of the African American belief of the South and did not want to pursue this belief into the West. They were motivated to pass on their beliefs as they wanted the West to be more educated, industrial, urban and commercial which in end would lead to a better government. The West after the civil war were hungry for change and did not
After the effects of the Second World War which Black Americans had played such a key role in, President Truman felt obliged to commit to Civil Rights for Black Americans evident following the report ‘to secure these rights.’ Following the report's ,several initiatives were organised to achieve these rights, one of which was the signing of Executive Order 9980 and Executive Order 10308. These were crucial in improving the lives of Black Americans as they guaranteed fair employment practices in the Civil Services and that defence contracts would not go to companies that discriminated against Black Americans, hence empowering them in the workplace. However, some people argued that WW2 did not change anything and neither did the report ‘to secure these rights.’ This is because even though President Truman pushed for more civil rights there was not much funding due to a white government and a lack of support which therefore lead to these new Orders not being pushed through. Therefore resulting in De Jure as it could not be converted into De Facto change, which unfortunately happened with other Civil Rights organisations such as the NAACP, CORE and the