During the times that black people suffered from having no rights or privileges, many people fought for a change. Two of the many who made a great impact during the Civil Rights Movement were not only great public speakers, but also helped to lead revolt and strive for a lasting freedom. These men were Booker Taliaferro Washington and William Edward Burghardt DuBois, better known to the public as Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois. Both of these black protest leaders did all that was in their power to promote the rights for all black people. But both men were limited as to what they could do, Washington even more so.

The times these men were living in strongly affected their capabilities. Both did as much as was possible for them in their time period. The earlier period that Washington was living in held him back in a very large way. Laws were very restricting and white people had much more power. Later, in DuBois's time, rules were less strict, so he was able to make a bigger impact and use more assertive techniques. As time went on, many white people became more accepting of black people being on an almost equal level to them. The white population slowly began to let black pe

As the twentieth century began, Washington's influence was slowly slipping away. By 1910, other leading protestors started to launch new movements. One of these men that made a great effect on society was W.E.B. DuBois. In his words "The problem on the twentieth century is the color line (Wilkinson 57)."He became the leading black opponent of racial discrimination. As a historian and sociologist, he was a very well educated man, the first black man to receive a Ph.D. at Harvard University. In addition, he was the first to express his idea of Pan-Africanism. This was the idea that all black people of African descent have common interests and should work together to conquer all prejudices (Weber 24).

Known as the most influential black leader and educator in the United States, Booker T. Washington always pushed for movements and change for all people of his race. Growing up as a boy from Virginia, he was educated in institutes only for black people. He grew to feel strongly about gaining rights for himself and his people. His first step was founding the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in 1881. Washington created this so he could educate other black people. The university was a vocational school to teach black people the skills they would need to prosper. The founding of the school was a great accomplishment for Washington; teaching others was one way he could express his ideals (Wilkinson 53).

time, it was a lot more difficult to gain support or be heard because of the various things that were going on. White supremacy was definite in all states. It was very clear that whites and blacks were kept as far apart as possible (Weber 22).

Furthermore, many people, DuBois most of all, criticized Washington for his lack of ideals and principles of vision. Of the large amounts of people that argued against him, many accused him of foreshadowing a future of black servitude. Washington's opponents felt that he had done nothing to stop the continuing segregation (Wilkinson 54). They all believed that Washington was too accommodating to the rules and prejudice from the white people. The critics said that Booker T. Washington was not persistent enough and his methods did not have the intensity that was needed. Many disagreed that Washington was wrong in saying that protesting was not the answer. DuBois and his followers felt that the only reason Washington did not push was because he did not have the striving force inside of him (Weber 23).

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DuBois's attack on Washington also included criticism against the way Washington surrendered the rights and human dignity of black people in exchange for economic gain. DuBois's supporters believed that although economic power was critical, a college education was still needed. W.E.B. DuBois feared that the success of Washington's industrial school in the earlier time would limit the development of higher education for blacks. Although DuBois did accept the need for industrial training, he still felt that blacks should still have the

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