1. AIM: Who had the better approach to ending discrimination against African-Americans—Booker T. Washington or W.E.B. Dubois?

2. Two African Americans, Two Diverse Backgrounds
Booker T. Washington ( ) W.E.B. DuBois ( )

3. Booker T. Washington
Felt that black Americans should work to gain economic security before equal rights
Believed blacks will “earn” equality

4. 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

5. Tuskegee Institute: Alabama
Carpentry class at Tuskegee Institute (currently Tuskegee University)
From the collections of the Alabama Department of Archives and History
Tuskegee Institute: Alabama

6. Senior class in Agricultural Education at Tuskegee Institute
From the collections of the Alabama Department of Archives and History
Senior class in Agricultural Education at Tuskegee Institute

7. W.E.B. DuBois
Strongly opposed Booker T. Washington’s tolerance of segregation
Demanded immediate equality for blacks

8. 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)