B.T. Washington & W.E.B. Du Bois

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A 4 page research paper that discusses the lives of William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) Du Bois and Booker T. Washington, who were both leaders of African Americans in the early part of the twentieth century. Both men were distinguished educators. But their philosophies concerning black advancement and their backgrounds were very different. Du Bois was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard. Washington struggled to achieve his education. The differences in their background gives insight into why they disagreed on how the nature of racism in America should be addressed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.