Compare And Contrast Washington Vs Dubois

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In “The Game of Life”, every roll of the die advances the player one step closer to their ultimate goal. Before reaching their ultimate goal, players must make important decisions involving security that could influence their fate. For instance, a participant can choose if they want their journey to be on the ‘safe path’ or the ‘risky path’. In history, two early leaders of the African American community, Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Du Bois, selected different paths that shaped their strategies for black social and economic progress. They noticed that even though they were afforded a free status, they did not earn equality. The rules, challenges, and focuses Washington and Du Bois abided by were directly affected by their pathway. While …show more content…

Despite choosing different paths, Washington and Du Bois have proven themselves as memorable activists for racial equality in a segregated American society.

Before Washington gained a renowned reputation as a Civil Rights activist, he started at the very bottom of the social ladder. He was born into slavery on a virginia plantation in the year of 1856. For the beginning years of his life, Washington lugged sacks of grain to the plantations mill and lived in a tiny wooden one-room shack. However, his lifestyle would change several years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation outlawed slavery. At the age of nine, his family decided to start afresh so, they moved to West Virginia. In West Virginia, he worked at a salt furnace with his stepfather and brother to aid their income. In addition to working, Washington had to juggle learning how to read and write at a black children grade school. His fascination

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