What were the key components of W. E. B. Du Bois’s critique of Booker T. Washington’s program for the advancement of African Americans?
Please provide the best answer for the statement.
Answer:
1. Note that Du Bois had not always disagreed with Washington and admired many aspects of Washington and his work.
2. Discuss Du Bois’s attacks on Washington for failing to work for political and civil rights.
3. Explain that Du Bois saw Washington as too willing to compromise with white southerners.
4. Explain that in Du Bois’s view Washington came close to accepting the inferiority of African Americans.
5. Conclude that Du Bois favored a much more direct and confrontational approach than Washington did.
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