African American Leaders

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African American Leaders. Booker T. Washington. Equality through vocational training He accepted social separation African Americans could advance faster through hard work Rather than by demanding rights. W.E. B. Du Bois. Believed in full: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Equality through vocational trainingvocational training

He accepted social social separationseparation

African Americans could advance faster advance faster through hard workthrough hard work

Rather than by Rather than by demanding rightsdemanding rights

Believed in full: Political, civil and social rights for African Americans

Speak out! against discrimination

Become college educated “Talented Tenth”

Founder of the NAACPNational Association for the Advancement of Colored

People

Civil Rights leader and President of Tuskegee Institute Believed:Economic independence was the only

way to achieve social and political equality

Forget social equality instead learn a skill, become self-sufficient, buy a home

Then equality will comework within the limitations of “separate

but equal” The International Exposition in Atlanta,

1895-gave his famous speech…

Atlanta Compromise Speech

Focus on learning skillsGain economic strength

Have to earn respect and the right to demand equality

Work your way up in society

Blacks and whites need to work together to achieve racial equality

Fought for civil rights Demanded equality

(14th amend) Knowledge and truth

not enough Need ACTIONACTION Education for 10

percent “talented tenth” of African American population

Did not agree with Booker T. Washington

DuBois thought Washington was making social, political and economic decisions that affected all blacks

He disagreed with the idea that blacks who became economically successful and waited long enough would see race relations improve

W.E.B. DuBois

“If one just If one just works hard, works hard, he can he can achieve many achieve many things”things”

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““We must We must speak out speak out against unfair against unfair treatment in treatment in this society”this society”

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How would you feel if you were not allowed to go to the same school as other children in your community?

Booker T. Washington W. E. B. DuBois

Compare and ContrastWashington and DuBois

Use pages: 270-271

How they were alike

Friend of DuboisFought for social equalityCivil leaderLeading educator First black president of Morehouse CollegeNAACPYMCA

“social reformer”Civic leaderNeighborhood Union:Gave neighborhood vocational classes for children Health centerClubs for boys and girlsProvided financial aid

Lugenia Burns HopeLugenia Burns Hope

An African American barber and entrepreneur, he was founder and president of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company, one of the most successful black-owned insurance businesses in the nation.

At the time of his death in 1927, he was also Atlanta's wealthiest black citizen,

1. Which African American leader believed that a “Talented Tenth” of the African American population could serve as leaders for all other African Americans?

A. Frederick Douglass B. W.E.B. DuBois

C. John Hope D. Booker T. Washington

2. What organization was founded by Lugenia Burns Hope?

A. NAACP

B. Girl ScoutsC. Neighborhood Union

D. Y.W.C.A.

3. What business made Alonzo Herndon a successful businessman?

A. Coca-colaB. Atlanta Mutual Insurance CompanyC. Georgia PacificD. Western and Atlantic Railroad

4. What racial issue did Booker T. Washington support?

A. economic equality B. political equality C. religious equality

D. social equality

What racial issue, opposed by Booker T. Washington, did W.E.B.DuBois support?

A. economic equality B. political equality C. religious equality

D. social equality

Your task:Your task:Create an acoustic poem with one of the Create an acoustic poem with one of the

following African American leaders, using their following African American leaders, using their full namefull name

Your poem MUST include information from your Your poem MUST include information from your notes or the textbooknotes or the textbook

Booker T. WashingtonBooker T. Washington W.E.B. DuBoisW.E.B. DuBois John HopeJohn Hope Lugenia Burns HopeLugenia Burns Hope Alonzo HerndonAlonzo Herndon