... equality, they would have to bear with the racial inequality in the meantime. America's first black man to earn a Ph.D. (a Ph.D. from Harvard), W. E. B. Du Bois dissented strongly from Washington's passive waiting (717). Du Bois pushed for "the same intellectual opportunities open to whites" to be open to blacks; he also declared "blacks must actively resist all forms of racial discrimination (717 ... "What more do you people want? (P. McKissack and F. McKissack 62)" Lastly, African-Americans developed a determination for progress during the Progressive Era, utilizing ideals from the mi...

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... for several years until there were several activists that spoke out against the racism and the political system that allowed it happen. People such as Ida B. Wells, Booker T. Washington, and W.E.B Du Bois, who are all educated people of the community, opened the door for change in the segregation of the community. Washington's idea was to start with a new economic system that would ... African American community to bond the two worlds into one society and one economic system. The white s of course refused to listen or consider the idea of becoming one community. Du Bois on the other han...

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... , got over a thousand people in New York together to meet. A year later the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was formed. These blacks, headed by the "militant" leader W.E.B. Du Bois, demanded the same as the original members of the Niagara Movement founded in 1905: -Freedom of speech and criticism -An unfettered and unsubsidized press -Manhood suffrage [note, no "womanhood"] -The ... , got over a thousand people in New York together to meet. A year later the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was formed. These blacks, headed by the "milita...

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... by 1919 UNIA had 30 branches and over 2 million members.44" On the other hand, Garvey's claims "blacker was better45" led to resentment from other black leaders; W.E.B Du Bois stated Garvey was a "little fat black man46" and consequently, I believe Cronin's conclusion that Garvey was "an honest but incompetent leader47" is accurate. However, Christian disagrees with ... ...

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