We spoke about Jim Crow Laws in the south after Reconstruction. Is there discrimination today? (Give an example) How can you work to make positive change.

We spoke about Jim Crow Laws in the south after Reconstruction. Is there discrimination today? (Give an example) How can you work to make positive change to end discrimination forever?

Tell about your favorite News story from last night.

US History 2

W.E.B. Dubois

Booker T. Washington

W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963) Great Barrington, MA Known for:

His pursuit of social justiceHis literary imaginationHe pioneered social-scientific studies

He challenged the oppressive dimensions of the society in which he lived.

W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963) One of the founding members of the

N.A.A.C.P. (National Association Advancement of Colored People)

He believed in full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans.

What do you think was Mr. Dubois’ contribution to the United States?

Is his contribution important today? (Why or why not?)

1856 – 1915

Born a slave on a small farm in the Virginia backcountry, he worked in the salt furnaces and coalmines of West Virginia as a child.

Booker T. Washington was the most famous black man in America between 1895 and 1915.

He was also considered the most influential black educator of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.He controlled the flow of funds to black

schools and colleges.

Believed equality could be achieved through vocational education; accepted social segregation as a temporary necessity.

What do you think was Mr. Washington’s contribution to the United States?

Is his contribution important today? (Why or why not?)

In your Think-Pair-Share teams: Compare the lives and views of each,

and create a Venn Diagram to express the similarities and differences the men had in relation to the African American Experience.

W.E.BDubois Booker T.

Washington

As you have considered the two men and their views, write one paragraph as to how YOU believe they were working to make life better for African-Americans today.