Comparing and contrasting the ideas of W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington

Two great leaders of the black community in the late 19th and 20th century were W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington. These men offer different strategies for dealing with the problems of poverty and discrimination facing Black Americans. Booker T. Washington?s gradualism stance gives him wide spread appeal among both blacks and whites, although W.E.B. Du Bois has the upper hand when it comes to his philosophy in dealing …

…and white Americans. The transition from the ninetieth century to the twentieth century gave birth to two leaders, Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. These two men both worked to achieve a common goal, but the roads on which they were each traveling to get there differ significantly. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois offer different strategies for dealing with the problems of poverty and discrimination facing Black Americans.