dubois vs. Booker T. Washingto

Asad Sultan Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. Dubois African American leadership near the turn of the century was divided between two tactics for racial equality, which may be termed as the economic strategy and the political strategy. The most heated controversy in African American leadership at that time raged between two remarkable black men Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Dubois. Both Washington and Dubois wanted the same thing for blacks, “First-class …

…of African American business. They both agreed that the African American people should receive industrial training. Over all Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Dubois, were very different African American leaders. One wanted the African Americans to stand on their own two feet and blend in with the white people. The other wanted civil equality for his people. But the intentions were the same; both wanted a better and improved life for African Americans.