reading the optimism and constructive criticism of Washington's writings more than the mostly pessimistic musings of DuBois.
EmilyP1
says 2009-10-14T01:30:58.000Z
Me too. I felt like a large portion of Du Bois's piece was devoted to tearing down Washington, which I found annoying. They both really...
EmilyP1
says 2009-10-14T01:31:27.000Z
had the same goal, but had conceived different ways of achieving it.
Washington’s writings, I believe, were much more encouraging for the African Americans at the time, and it helped initiate.
a proactive mentality toward realizing civil equality