Booker T Washington and W.E.B DuBois

Question 1

Main ideas of Washington’s Atlanta Exposition speech?

Answer 1

• Finger and Hand analogy (we can be segregated but still part of the same system.)
• Cast down your bucket where you are (take advantage when opportunities present themselves.)
• Stop fighting for civil rights. Life in the fields is a good life.

Question 2

How does DuBois’ background compare to Washington’s?

Answer 2

Washington:
-Conservative
-Slave as a child
-Got industrial education from Hampton Institute
W.E.B. DuBois:
-Radical
-Northerner, born free
-Went to a University, got a doctorate from Harvard.
-Founded the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Question 3

Main messages in “The Souls of Black Folks”

Answer 3

-America draws too many lines

African Americans can’t get ahead

Question 4

What in Washington’s message is DuBois rejectin?

Answer 4

Washington wanted to have black people win the respect of whites through work, education, and making money.
DuBois thought this would only fuel white oppression.