reason, the world yields him no true self-consciousness, but only lets him see himself

through the revelation of the other world. The two ideals of the Negro is that of his color

and the struggle of attaining his self-conscious manhood. He simply wants to be seen by

society as an individual and not judged by race. Thus, throughout history since

Emancipation, the black man=s progression has been weak due to white society shaping his

Nevertheless, the success of the Negro has driven many important and intellectual

figures. For example, Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, Alain Locke, and others

have provided a clear path for the success of African-Americans in a society of prejudice,

ignorance, and narrow-mindedness. Booker T. Washington bestowed a definite programme

of industrial education, conciliation of the South, and submission to civil and political

rights for Negroes. He founded Tuskegee, which also provided support for Negroes to a

substantial education that southern whites would not allow them to have. However,

criticism came from both the North and the South, in relation to Was

are an attempt to repair his damaged group psychology and reshape his social perspective.

ignorance, and contempt for their success within the world. They have become educators,

African-American woman is still striving in a world which judges her by race and sex, but

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