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Booker T. Washington Versus W. E. B. Du Bois

Booker T. Washington was born into slavery in 1856. He published his autobiography, Up from Slavery, in 1901. The word “up” implies rising from lower to higher. In his writings, Washington frequently ...
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Creative conflict in African American thought : Frederick Douglass, Alexander Crummell, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Marcus Garvey / Wilson Jeremiah Moses

Preface : struggle, challenge, and history -- Introduction : reality and contradiction -- Frederick Douglass : superstar and public intellectual -- Where honor is due : Frederick Douglass and ...
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This Day in History: Booker T. Washington delivers Atlanta Compromise speech

Booker T. Washington delivered his famous “Atlanta Compromise” speech, advocating for gradual economic and social advancements in race relations in the Reconstruction-era South. Other figures like W.
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New Booker T. Washington memorial in the works

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The state’s Booker T. Washington Commemorative Commission held a meeting Tuesday to discuss plans for a new monument. Franklin County is where Booker T. Washington was born and ...
The Roanoke Times

Booker T. Washington National Monument to celebrate 160 years of emancipation

Booker T. Washington National Monument will be recognizing 160 years since emancipation with its Juneteenth celebration starting June 20. The three-day event will provide historical context and gospel ...