Washington and Du Bois

Through reading Washington's address I learned that he was very interested in the freedom and equality of colored to whites. He states that Blacks should be treated equally in education, jobs, politics, voting, and every mannor possible to whites. Du Bois admitts in the beginning of his passage that Washington is dedicated to helping the southern blacks, and instead of letting them follow a path he formed a way of life. In many different parts of Du Bois's article he states how Washington is a successful man, but yet there are parts where he differs with his opinion.

Du Bois seems to pick appart every aspect of Washington, his views, actions and way of life. For example, he talks about how Washington makes a fool of himself persay while at dinners and such events with important people, by bringing race and other non-necessary conversation to hand. It is also stated that some of the blacks regret learning his theories, and forgive him which to me proves they respect him, just have learned from him to learn more about the culture they live in. He also feels that Washingtons ideas led to the hault of higher education for blacks, the giving up of insisting civil rights and political power. But if you look at Washingtons' veiw point it doesn't seem to be what he's asking for at all. Maybe that's just me. Du Bois seems to feel that all Washington wants out of this whole mess is to strive for business accomplishment. He believes that Washington will deprive the blacks of everything they have to become noble with business.. This is where their views differ a lot.

In all I was kind of confused by Du Bois because he seems to agree with Washingtons intentions, but yet he totally dissagree's with them in the same aspects. Washingtons sides seem to want to help the blacks of the south to gain prosperity, noblty jobs and such other higher status things than they had previously had since being free, but Du Bois looks at all of this as a hinder to them because they must give up many things like higher education to recieve an effect that is way down the road. So in everything I feel that Du Bois agrees that the blacks should be helped but he finds the ways that Washington does them is the wrong way to go about it. I hope this answers it well enough.