Compare and contrast W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington.

Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois were African American leaders in the late 1800s and the early 1900s. They were both very concerned about the lack of rights that African Americans had. They both were concerned about the steady erosion of the rights that African Americans had gained during Reconstruction. However, they disagreed on how African Americans should proceed to get their rights.

Booker T. Washington believed African Americans should work to get economic equality...

Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois were African American leaders in the late 1800s and the early 1900s. They were both very concerned about the lack of rights that African Americans had. They both were concerned about the steady erosion of the rights that African Americans had gained during Reconstruction. However, they disagreed on how African Americans should proceed to get their rights.

Booker T. Washington believed African Americans should work to get economic equality first. He believed African Americans should get vocational training, so they could get jobs. Once they got jobs and were more secure economically, they then would protest about the lack of political equality. This was known as the Atlanta Compromise.

W.E.B. Du Bois believed African Americans should get all of their rights immediately. He did not feel that African Americans should have to wait for one set of rights while the other set of rights was attained. He felt African Americans deserved all of their rights as soon as possible.