Booker T. Washington

& W.E.B. DuBois

"There has never been
one way to be black."
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Discourse, debate, and argument
are essential parts of the black experience.

Booker T. Washington

  • 1856 - 1915
  • Born into slavery in VA
  • Grew up without knowing his father
  • Taught himself to read
  • Attended segregated schools in the South
  • Earned a degree from Hampton Institute
  • Became 1st leader of the Tuskegee Institute in 1881

W.E.B. DuBois

  • 1868 - 1963
  • Born free in MA
  • Father left, mother died, raised by grandparents
  • Attended integrated schools in New England
  • Earned BA from Fisk University, another BA from Harvard, then a doctorate from Harvard
  • Co-founder of NAACP

Skim the following selections to learn more about their perspectives

Booker T. Washington = http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/39/

W.E.B. DuBois = http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/40

Washington & DuBois

By kdukes

Washington & DuBois

Get to know the early lives of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois. Also includes a Washington's "Atlanta Compromise" speech and DuBois's response from "The Souls of Black Folks."

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