Washington and Du Bois DBQ

As shown by Document A, the school enrollment by race was much lower for blacks in the period before when Washington and Du Bois became a great impact on the educational system. Beginning around 1905, there was an upward spike in Black schooled children which is credited to the efforts and influence from Washington and Du Bois. From 1890-1910, the percentage of illiteracy in blacks decreased by over half as shown in Document B. Du Bois and Washington also helped reduce the racial discriminations against blacks. After the highest number of lynchings, 165, in 1865, they began to become less common, down to 60 over 20 years.

Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois fought for the same thing, but had different ways of handling the situation in order to change the country we once knew. In the

W.E.B. Du Bois voiced his opinion in The Souls of Black Folk, Document E. He wants the people to know that it isn‘t possible for the blacks to make economic progress without political rights and room to develop as individuals. He stated the three things the blacks requested which are the right to vote, civic equality, and youth education. Du Bois doesn’t expect the changes to happen quickly, but he expects it to come in time. They won’t give up until they can vote, not be discriminated against, and be educated.

It was almost a struggle between the two opposing forces working for the same common goal. Washington thought everything would come eventually and we don’t need to rush. Du Bois wanted everything to change immediately. Washington wanted to show his people the opportunities they had, creating his schooling in industry. But instead of teaching them about political, civil, and intellectual rights, he taught them how to do simple jobs. He didn’t really challenge them and try to extend their knowledge to the fullest. Du Bois took the approach of letting blacks know how they were being treated unfairly by the whites. He wanted the black men to go out and speak about the injustices they were suffering to receive their fair treatment. He was not going to sit down and let them lose all they had fought for. Washington wanted them to deal with what they had, but Du Bois wanted them to fight for what they deserved. Washington simply settled while Du Bois was aggressive. Washington wanted the white and blacks to work together and be unified. Du Bois figured blacks needed equal rights as whites do, but that this could only be accomplished by integration.

Document J is a picture of a water fountain labeled For Colored Only. This is good and bad for the blacks. It shows that the backs were separate but

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