1. PROJECT Booker T Washington vs. WEB Dubois

2. Scoring Guide Timeline – 50 points
10 points for rough draft
40 points for final draft
10 extra credit points for poster
Questions – 20 Points (one page per question)
Thesis – 20 Points
Support for Thesis – 10 points
2 points per bullet

3. Historical Background
Slavery
Civil War
Reconstruction
Segregation
Legal separation of the races in the south
Plessy v Ferguson 1896 “Separate but Equal”
Great Migration after 1900 – African Americans move north
Voting Restrictions
Grandfather Clause, Poll Tax, Literacy Test
Booker T Washington born 1856 – as a slave in the south
WEB Dubois born 1868 – in the north, rich, college educated
End of Segregation
Brown v Board of Ed 1954 – Separate is NOT equal
Civil Rights Act 1964, Voting Rights Act 1965

4. Questions - 20 Points
How did historical events influence your timeline? How did lynching and school enrollment change?
Civil War, Reconstruction, Segregation, Great Migration
How did historical events influence Washington’s and Dubois’ lives and their policies?
What was going on when they were born? Where did they live? Were they rich or poor? How did their lives affect their ideas?
How did Washington’s + Dubois’ policies impact your charts and society?
Did their ideas change lynching or school enrollment?

5. Thesis Statement – 20 points
Whose policies were more effective or appropriate, Booker T. Washington or WEB Dubois?
Support points
2 points per bullet