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Booker T. Washington

W. E. B. Dubois. and. Booker T. Washington. o pposing viewpoints on social justice. opposing viewpoints on social justice. Jim Crow. Minstrel Show.

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Booker T. Washington

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  1. W. E. B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington opposing viewpoints on social justice

  2. opposing viewpoints on social justice

  3. Jim Crow Minstrel Show Throughout the 1800s, white entertainers wore dark clown make-up and performed as Black characters in "blackface minstrel shows." One of the most popular characters was called Jim Crow.

  4. Jim Crow After the Civil War, most southern states passed laws that denied African Americans their basic human rights. Laws The minstrel character's name "Jim Crow" became a metaphor -- shorthand for the laws that demeaned African Americans and segregated housing, health care, schooling, transportation and business.

  5. Booker T. Washington • Outlined his views on race relations in a famous 1895 speech known as the – “Atlanta Compromise” • Felt that Black people should work to gain economic security before equal rights • Believed Black people would “earn” equality (1856 - 1915)

  6. Booker T. Washington • Founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama to develop job training programs • Asked Whites to give job opportunities to Black people • Was popular with White politicians in the North and South • Associated with leaders of the Urban League which emphasized jobs (1856 - 1915)

  7. W. E. B. Dubois • William Edward BurghardtViews expressed in his towering work: The Souls of Black Folks –1903 • Strongly opposed Booker T. Washington’s tolerance of segregation • Demanded immediate equality for Blacks (1868 - 1963)

  8. W. E. B. Dubois • Founding member of the NAACP • Believed it was wrong to expect citizens to “earn their rights” • Felt Black students should obtain a classical higher education (1868 - 1963)

  9. Booker T. W. E. B. Washington &Dubois Booker T. Washington held a philosophy of self-help, racial solidarity and assimilation W. E. B. Du Bois advocated political action and a civil rights agenda

  10. Booker T. W. E. B. Washington &Dubois Booker T. Washington held a philosophy of self-help, racial solidarity and assimilation W. E. B. Du Bois advocated political action and a civil rights agenda

  11. Booker T. W. E. B. Washington &Dubois

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