AIM: Who had the better approach to ending discrimination against African-Americans—Booker T. Washington or W.E.B. Dubois?
Two African Americans, Two Diverse Backgrounds Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) W.E.B. DuBois (1896-1963)
Booker T. Washington Felt that black Americans should work to gain economic security before equal rights Believed blacks will “earn” equality
Booker T. Washington Developed programs for job training and vocational skills at Tuskegee Institute Asked whites to give job opportunities to black people Was popular with white leaders in the North and South
Tuskegee Institute: Alabama Carpentry class at Tuskegee Institute (currently Tuskegee University) From the collections of the Alabama Department of Archives and History http://216.226.178.196/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/photo&CISOPTR=4419&CISOBOX=1&REC=3 Tuskegee Institute: Alabama
Senior class in Agricultural Education at Tuskegee Institute From the collections of the Alabama Department of Archives and History http://216.226.178.196/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/photo&CISOPTR=3386&CISOBOX=1&REC=5 Senior class in Agricultural Education at Tuskegee Institute
W.E.B. DuBois Strongly opposed Booker T. Washington’s tolerance of segregation Demanded immediate equality for blacks
W.E.B. DuBois Felt talented black students should get a classical education Founded the NAACP along with other black and white leaders (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)