 What was Washington's background?

In the year 1858, Booker T. Washington was born into slavery in Virginia.

 What were the goals of Washington at the Tuskegee Institute- what skills did he think

were most important to teaching students and why did he believe this to be so?

As a result of Washington's leadership, Tuskegee Institute grew into one of America's most

prominent colleges and universities. It provided an opportunity for people of color to get an

advanced degree and prepare themselves for life in today's economically and socially complex

world. Washington worked tirelessly to guarantee that the Tuskegee curriculum was

comprehensive and innovative, and it had a moral component. Washington was well aware of the

need of teaching young African Americans the virtues of perseverance and hard work. These

were his philosophical tenets. Although this seems to be a benign concept, it was sometimes

greeted with hostility.

 How did he choose to handle racial tensions in the South?

Washington had a reputation for being a racial accommodationist. In favor of acquiring

occupational skills and a character for consistency and reliability, he eschewed the quest of

legislative and societal equivalence with whites. At the end of his address in Atlanta, Washington

urged African-Americans to "put down your buckets where you are," which meant that they

should accept racial injustice in the Jim Crow South rather than making "intemperate pleas for

equality. “Blacks and whites may be as distinct as the fingers in all things that are essentially

social," he observed, "but one as the hand in all things fundamental to mutual advancement."

 How was his Atlanta Compromise Speech received?

White elites in the North and South hailed Washington's address, but it terrified Black thinkers,

who believed Washington's "accommodationist" stance condemned Blacks to a lifetime of

slavery to whites.

 How did Washington deal with criticism towards him/ Tuskegee?

Washington never condemned opposition or criticism, especially from African-Americans.

Washington saw himself as a builder of racial bridges. When anti-black violence and racism was

on the rise, other black activists on the other side accused him of disregarding or ignoring it. It

was Washington who made a public position against such things as apartheid, murder, and voting

inequality.

 What was Du Bois' background?

Du Bois was a prominent American philosopher, academic, writer, and activist of the early 20th

century. The NAACP was founded with his help.

 What sort of education did he receive?

He studied in Fisk University, a historically black college in Tennessee, where he was awarded

his bachelor's degree in 1888.

 What were his experiences living in the south?

As he recounts, a child in his class declined to interchange greeting cards with him since he was

black. He had a happy childhood, naive to racial persecution. Because he was both inside of and

outside the white community, this incident let Du Bois recognize for the first moment that he

was special. After this incident, Du Bois was obliged to feel that he was both an American and
an African for the rest of his life, but never an African-American with a distinct, unified identity

in the American society. "One detects his dualism all the time," he explains.

 How did his views of matters towards race differ from Washington's?

Washington advised African Americans to improve their educational as well as monetary status

in order to end prejudice. As a consequence, they will be regarded differently and be enabled to

find better occupations. DuBois argues that African-Americans should challenge injustice and

demand equal treatment. Furthermore, Washington presumed that African Americans must claw

their path up the social ladder, whereas Dubois presumed that they must mandate their rights.

 How did Du Bois view the idea of the Talented Tenth?

Throughout The Talented Tenth, Du Bois contends that these highly trained African American

men must forgo their own ambitions and utilize their knowledge to serve and develop the Black

society.

 Looking at both of these men, which do you think was more effective during this period

as a Civil Rights leader and why?

I believe that Du Bois was more efficient compared to Washington. Washington's tolerance to

discrimination and concentration on monetary advancement exemplify a "old mentality of

surrender and accommodation." He claims that this method continued to hurt African Americans

since it has resulted in the loss of voting rights, a decrease in civic participation, as well as

decreased funding for institutions of higher learning. For African American growth, Du Bois

argues that voting rights, civil equality, and "talent-based education" are critical.