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This 3 page paper examines the theories of two prominent leaders: W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington. Their ideas are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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discrimination but Booker T. Washington had different ideas ("W.E.B.," 2005). Washingtons "Atlanta Compromise" speech had been given during the very same year that W.E.B. Du Bois would complete
his Ph.D ("W.E.B.," 2005). It is inevitable that they would be compared. Washington claimed that if African Americans were to learn specific technical skills, they could attain financial independence
("W.E.B.," 2005). He thought that racial harmony and equality would actually come from economic independence ("W.E.B.," 2005). This is a rather conservative point of view. The idea that
hard work would be able to compensate for inequities is one position. W.E.B. Du Bois believed that Washingtons ideas would have an unintended effect of discouraging African Americans from looking
to higher educational opportunities ("W.E.B.," 2005). Du Bois advocates for "higher education and culture for African Americans -- an elite of culture and education to lead the illiterate
and barely literate millions of 1903" (Hamilton, 2003). Washington would relate education to money but Du Bois thought of it as something intrinsically valuable. Boyce (2003) claims that the debate
about education between these two men has many implications for education today. Washington noted that training is needed and today, there is an emphasis on more practical learning in higher
education (Boyce, 2003). Du Bois would focus on the importance of knowledge inclusive of liberal arts, where for Washington, industrial arts is the emphasis (Boyce, 2003). Much of the debate
is race related. Both professors would argue about the plight of the black man and which way he should go. The argument is well known. When it comes down to
basics, it goes to whether or not one should go to college because college is expensive and one can make a better living by starting their own business. That is
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