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Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington. (1856-1915) Born into slavery-VA Mother was a slave Father was white Civil War Freedom. “There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up”. What did he do for education?. Teacher Tuskegee Institute (Normal School)

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Booker T. Washington

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  1. Booker T. Washington • (1856-1915) • Born into slavery-VA • Mother was a slave • Father was white • Civil War Freedom “There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up”

  2. What did he do for education? • Teacher • Tuskegee Institute (Normal School) • Helped establish 5000 schools • Education of blacks in the South • Dinner invitation to the White House “There is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem”

  3. W. E. B. Du Bois • (1868-1963) • Born free-Mass. • Mother owned land “I should recommend for the average colored child the same course of study as for the average white child."

  4. What did he do for education? • NAACP • First African-American with Harvard Ph.D • Wrote books and lectured on injustices “Education must not simply teach work-it must teach life”

  5. SIMILIARITIES Both fought to improved the conditions of African-Americans through education DIFFERENCES *Washington - industrial, technical, practical *Du Bois - higher education, liberal arts, civil rights

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