Striving for Black Equality in Changing Times

             Striving for Black Equality in Changing Times
             During the times that black people suffered from having no rights or privileges, many people fought for a change. Two of the many who made a great impact during the Civil Rights Movement were not only great public speakers, but also helped to lead revolt and strive for a lasting freedom. These men were Booker Taliaferro Washington and William Edward Burghardt DuBois, better known to the public as Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois. Both of these black protest leaders did all that was in their power to promote the rights for all black people. But both men were limited as to what they could do, Washington even more so.
             The times these men were living in strongly affected their capabilities. Both did as much as was possible for them in their time period. The earlier period that Washington was living in held him back in a very large way. Laws were very restricting and white people had much more power. Later, in DuBois's time, rules were less strict, so he was able to make a bigger impact and use more assertive techniques. As time went on, many white people became more accepting of black people being on an almost equal level to them. The white population slowly began to let black people into their social atmosphere, after many years of revolution. Still, even though Washington was so harshly criticized, he did do all that he could to make a change for black people.
             Known as the most influential black leader and educator in the United States, Booker T. Washington always pushed for movements and change for all people of his race. Growing up as a boy from Virginia, he was educated in institutes only for black people. He grew to feel strongly about gaining rights for himself and his people. His first step was founding the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in 1881. Washington created this so he could educate other black people. The university was a vocational school to teach black people t...

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