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A 7 page paper which examines the
philosophies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois. The paper compares the two
and discusses the validity of their philosophies and whether or not their philosophies hold
true today. Annotated bibliography lists 10 sources.
Page Count:
7 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAbookt.rtf
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this country. Their philosophies helped urge people of the African American culture to look at their lives and their culture from a very unique perspective, looking towards freedom, equality, and
personal as well as ethnic success. In the following paper we examine the two men, and their philosophies separately. The paper then presents a discussion of the two men, with
an examination of whether their philosophies have proven to be affective or influential in the lives of African Americans. Booker T. Washington "Born a black slave in 1856
in Virginia, Booker T. Washington and his family moved to Malden, West Virginia. In Malden, Washington went to school during the day and worked nights in a salt and coal
mine" (Anonymous Booker T. Washington ... one Americas leading educators, 1995; p. 16). He left the mines and went to work as a servant. The wife of his boss encouraged
Washington to continue with his studies however, and "After graduating from Hampton Institute Washington went back to Malden and taught school where he began his career as one of Americas
leading educators" (Anonymous Booker T. Washington ... one Americas leading educators, 1995; p. 16). Washington actually consulted "Presidents Cleveland, Roosevelt, and Taft...on racial issues and government positions for blacks"
(Anonymous Booker T. Washington ... one Americas leading educators, 1995; p. 16). This was because Washington taught a subtle kind of peace in terms of race relations. He "believed that
the path to advancement for blacks was through industrial education, small-scale entrepreneurship, and hard work. The fact that he was invited to address a white audience at the Atlanta Exposition
on September 18, 1895, was considered newsworthy" (Anonymous The Atlanta Exposition address, 1991; p. 185). In this particular speech "he counseled fellow blacks to cultivate the common occupations of life,
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