AAAS 2000 Chapter : Essay On Marcus Garvey, Web Dubois, Booker T
15 Mar 2019
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In regards to the african american people during the time of civil war reconstruction, their rights were made of ridicule. African americans were given hope after the civil war"s failure to assure the full rights of citizens to freed slaves, three memorable men by the names of booker t. washington, w. e. b. Therefore, through hard work, these three black prophets offered their own solutions to this problem. Washington was a true believer in education and did not believe in a confrontational approach to whites. He argued that african americans should concentrate on educating themselves instead of asking for equality of whites; blacks should work for themselves. He felt that if blacks worked to first improve themselves in education of businesses and industrial training, then equal rights would naturally fall into place. Americans invested in hard work, economic progress, and the ability to accomplish great achievements, then whites would see the value of blacks and see their importance to the.
