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    William Edward Burghardt commonly know as W.E.B Du Bois was a African American sociologist from Great Barrington‚ Massachusetts. Du Bois came in to age in the 1890s‚ roughly around the Progressive era. W.E.B. Du Bois was not only a African American sociologist‚ but also a Pan-Africanist‚ author‚ and a civil rights activist who expressed his ideas and activism freely through his studies and literature which include‚The Souls of Black Folk‚ The Negro‚ Black Reconstruction‚ The Philadelphia Negro‚ and

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    The Souls of Black Folk essays by W.E.B. Du Bois were composed during a crucial time in United States history concerning race relations. In 1868 and 1870 the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments passed. Even with these amendments‚ segregation was still in effect‚ particularly in the South. Even though the Southern states had received assistance during the Reconstruction period‚ the region was still feeling the result of the Civil War by the end of the nineteenth century. Race relations echoed antagonism

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    recognizable figures advocating against of Jim Crow were Booker T. Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Though they lived through different times‚ they both shared the same goal of bettering circumstances of the African Americans people. While sharing a same common goal‚ Booker T. Washington and Martin Luther King‚ Jr. had different approaches to confronting the color line‚ each approach with its positive and negative attributes. Booker T. Washington’s beliefs surrounding the improvement of African

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    The different methods Booker Taliaferro Washington and William Edward Burghardt Du Bois used to try and obtain racial equality reminds me of the Aesop’s Fable - The Hare and the Tortoise: A hare one day ridiculed the short feet and slow pace of the Tortoise‚ who replied‚ laughing: "Though you be swift as the wind‚ I will beat you in a race." The Hare‚ believing his assertion to be simply impossible‚ assented to the proposal; and they agreed that the Fox should choose the course and fix the goal.

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    Harlem Renaissance: W.E.B. Du Bois. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was a major sociologist historian‚ writer‚ editor‚ political activist‚ and cofounder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). During the Harlem renaissance and through his editorship of crisis magazine‚ he actively sought and presented the literary genius of black writers for the entire world to acknowledge and honor (Gale schools‚ 2004). Du Bois was born on February 23‚ 1868 in great Barrington

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    among blacks in regard to how they would go about achieving civil rights. During the end of the 19th century there were two black leaders who had completely different opinions on how blacks should accomplish these goals. Booker T Washington urged blacks to uplift themselves through vocational training and economical self-reliance. W.E.B Du Bois‚ on the other hand‚ was an advocate of complete racial equality. More recently‚ a similar dilemma occurred among blacks. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Believed in

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    prior to the movement should also be accredited with the success. W.E.B Du Bois is an archetype of influential black leaders‚ his determination to improve the black identity and quality of life exemplify the relentless efforts the black community. Specifically‚ his literary works and political involvement directly initiated the Civil Rights Movements. Du Bois exposed key issues faced by African-Americans that would

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    were compassionate in providing clothing for their slaves. In 1797‚ George Washington proclaimed to his farm manager that he readily complied with his duties as a slave owner to clothe his slaves: Images of slaves in tattered clothing are common historical images that demonstrate that most clothing was comprised of a bulk of cheap and sturdy materials that was often grown on the plantation. Despite the mindset of Washington and other wealthy plantation owners‚ clothing provisions were based on durability

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    To begin with‚ Booker T. Washington and W.E.B DuBois were two important leaders in the Civil Rights Movement. They both had their opposing views on segregation and racism‚ yet they both wanted more rights and equality for African Americans. They both had a great goal that they wanted to meet. However‚ In my opinion‚ W.E.B. DuBois had a greater general idea on how to help African Americans. One of the reasons why I say this is because he was against segregation. Also‚ he founded the Niagara Movement

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    Booker Taliaferro Washington was one of the most notorious African American Leaders during the end of the nineteenth century. Born a slave‚ from a slave mother and an unknown white father‚ he argued that the black people‚ after Emancipation Proclamation‚ should first improve themselves in the education field as well economically. In his autobiography “Up from the Slavery” the reader gets to know exactly the way Booker T. Washington understood the society of the United States in the mid ninetieth

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