Grant Sugimura Apush Du Bois vs. Washington (Washington) 1.

Washington paved the way for future civil rights movements, even paving the way for Du Bois. 1) Being born a slave Washington knew, even to a greater extent than Du Bois, the racisim in the country. 1] Wanted to kickstart black rights in a small way 2] Knew equal rights in society and in the workplace wouldn't come immediately 3] Wanted to give blacks useful skills (Tuskegee institute) rather than office job skills knowing that Blacks probably wouldn't have been given the opportunity at office jobs anyway. 2) Washington was the first step while Du Bois was the more radical second. 1] The civil rights movement needed a jumping off point, a sensible point where most would be willing to at least listen. 3) Washington was a master at politics thus allowing Blacks to be advanced through Politics 2. Washington lived the problem while Du Bois thought about it. 1) Washington was born a slave and lived his entire life in the old Confederacy 2) Du Bois was born in Massachusetts and was more of a scholar. 3) Washington knew the situation down in the South and understood how certain actions would affect Black Americans, good or bad. 4) Knew Blacks only accounted for 1/3 of the population, voting rights would not guarantee anything. 5) Wanted to prove that the Southern economy depended on the Black workforce. 3. Washington's approach was more practical than Du Bois allowing for the race as a whole to have an easier time advancing. 1) Washington wanted the masses to have a manual training skill and practical education. 2) Du Bois had a few talented people approach rather than advancing everyone. 3) Washington's approach would advance everyone a little rather than a few a lot. 4) Wanted to win respect of whites through hard work 5) Voting rights would have to wait because of the mobs it created on both sides, the death and injury, and the fact that Blacks didn't make up the majority, didn't even come close. 6) Washington knew that agitating the white population by proposing radical ideas wouldn't get them anywhere. (Three races sit at a banquet for mixed marriage) 7) Known as the safe and responsible spokesman for Black Americans. The man people could trust. 8) Message of hard work, social responsibility, and achievement. 4. The Pan-African congress touched on many of the points Washington encouraged 1) Africans would be given greater rights especially in the areas of labor, effective ownership of land (trust), and education.