DuBois & Washington

How did Booker T. Washington's childhood influence his thinking?

• He never experienced slavery and demanded more

• He was born a slave shaping his thinking

• He never had any type of education

• He was born into a wealthy family and was able to afford more things

What was Booker T. Washington's approach to achieving equality for Black Americans?

• Focus on economic independence through work and skills (vocational)

• Demand immediate political rights and higher education

• Promote segregation and delay civil rights

• Encourage migration to northern states

Booker T. Washington thought segregation should be​ (a)   ​

• accepted
• rejected
• ignored
• celebrated

W.E.B. DuBois was born in the-

• North

• South

• West

DuBois' highest education was a-

• associates (2 year) degree

• Bachelors (4 year) degree

• Ph.D (6+ years) degree

• A high school diploma

W.E.B. DuBois thought these were the only ways to achieve equality-

• Political (Legal) Rights

• Higher Education

• Working Hard

• Accepting racism

What was the main criticism W.E.B. Du Bois had against Booker T. Washington's approach?

• It kept Black people in second-class status

• It was too focused on higher education

• It ignored the importance of economic independence

• It was too aggressive in demanding civil rights

DuBois' ideas helped create the -

• Tuskegee Institute

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

• Historically Black Colleges/ Universities (HBCU)

• Reconstruction amendments (13-15)

Organize these options into the right categories (AND COMPLETE YOUR VENN-DIAGRAM)

Groups:

(a) W.E.B. DuBois

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(b) Both

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(c) Booker T. Washington

• Supported job training (Vocational Training)

• Born free in the North

• Wanted to improve the treatment of African Americans

• Harvard Educated

• Created Tuskegee Institute to help with job training

• Created the NAACP

• Wanted immediate legal equality

• Born a slave in the South

• Wanted political rights

• Accepted Jim Crow & lower status of Africa Americans

• Wanted economic freedom