Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois: Who had the right strategy for black American?
At the beginning of the 20th century African American faced enormous obstacles in their quest for equal rights. Southern Jim Crow laws were a large part of the problem. Blacks and whites were separated in many aspects of life. Public facilities and voting rights were greatly limited, and African-American schools were poorly funded. Lurking behind all this was the terror of lynching. It was at this time that two black leaders rose to confront these issues: Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. Write who had the right strategy for black America at the beginning of the 20th century.
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Booker T Washington wanted African American citizens to move up in society to prove themselves worthy to have the same rights as everyone. As demeaning as this already is, it was a good strategy, but it would take a while. web Dubois wanted African American citizens to actively fight discrimination. He wanted them to stand up for their rights immediatly. This tactic worked so overall, Web DuBois had the better strategy as his tactics were used to create rights for African Americans in the United States. We see this in the civil rights movements in the 1900s where black Americans such as MLK put their voice out to share their concern about discrimination. in conclusion, Web DuBois had the better strategy.
