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Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois agreed and disagreed on many specific issues. However, the differences between these two men actually enhanced the status of Black Americans in the struggle for racial equality.
DuBois always practiced what he preached. His speeches influenced many, and alwa ....
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.... and his accomplishments, he felt that blacks needed political power to protect what they had and what they earned. DuBois called for a new plan of action. He felt that the greatest enemy of blacks was not necessarily whites but it was the ignorance of the whites concerning the capabilities of the black race. DuBois's answer was to encourage the development of black youth in America so that they understand why racism started. The most ?talented tenth? of the youth should be educated to be leaders.(Bonjean 327)
DuBois also describes his opposition to Booker T. Washington's "Atlanta Compromi ....
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