Booker T. Washington vs W.E.B du Bois, whose philosophy was more effective?Booker T. Washington was born on April 5, 1856 in West Virginia. He was born into slavery. Eventually, at the age of 9 he was free, thanks to the emancipation proclamation.Later on in his life, he went to Harvard University where he earned his degree, studied at Wayland Seminary, and then became the principal at Tuskegee Institute. Booker T. Washington is very passionate about achieving equality for African Americans. He wanted Blacks to prove they were just as equal as Whites.Also, he wanted us to agree to these segregation terms so that we could have things such as education and jobs.Many people believe that Du Bois's philosophy was more effective for achieving equality for African-Americans but he doesn't even understand life in Georgia, so how could his methods work. Booker T. Washington's philosophy was more effective …show more content…
Washington's plan would be more effective than W.E.B. Du Bois because he actually experienced slavery. Specifically, he understands the relationship between Blacks and Whites in Georgia. For example, before the age of 9 which is when he was free, he worked on the Burroughs farm as a slave. Every day he had to bring water to the workers in the field, bring corn to the field so it could be planted, and clean the yard. “Booker spent his first nine years as a slave on the Burroughs farm. In 1865, his mother took her children to Malden, West Virginia, to join her husband, who had gone there earlier and found work in the salt mines. At age nine, Booker was put to work packing salt.” (Tuskegee University) Clearly, he had more experience than W.E.B. Du Bois therefore, his way of achieving equality would be more effective than W.E.B Du Bois methods. In conclusion, one of the reasons why Booker T. Washington's plan was more effective was because he had more personal experience as a slave and understood the relationship and the way European Americans think about