... DuBois feared that Washington's philosophy would doom blacks to indefinite inferiority to whites. They believed that if blacks accepted the segregation and racial discrimination then blacks would forever be subservient to whites. These intellectuals went on to found the Niagara Movement that directly disputed Washington's Atlanta Compromise of 1895. In response to Washington's speech, DuBois charged ... would speed up the withdrawal of aid from institutions for higher education for African Americans. In the years preceding Washington's death, Washington hinted at a growing cynicism with...

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