Africian American Writers
Booker T. Washington and William DuBois, both African American men, have enlightened the literary world with their brilliant works. Booker T. Washington spent his childhood as a slave with no formal education. After overcoming much diversity, he became a national spokesman and writer advocating equality for African Americans. On the contrary, William DuBois, although his ideas and writings were very similar to Washington's, took a more radical approach to improving the lives of African American men and women. Although DuBois and Washington had similar ideas, the methods to which they used to achieve successful implementation of these ideas differed greatly. Washington's famous Atlanta Exposition Address indirectly stated that African America
DuBois recognizes Mr. Washington's "...invaluable service in counseling patience and courtesy...(726)." However, it is evident that DuBois disagreed with the way that Washington sought out to have his ideas accomplished. Unlike Washington's cooperative attitude, DuBois felt that his people must be completely honest and unyielding in their quest for justice. He felt that Washington "distinctly asks that black people give up, at least for the present, three things - first, political power, second, insistence on civil rights, and third, higher education of Negro youth (724)." DuBois refers to Washington's beliefs and efforts and criticizes how he goes against his own belief. For example, he writes about Washington's insistence on thrift and sel
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Approximate Word count = 505
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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