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This trail gives a brief introduction to the lives and work of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois.
Updated on Dec 21, 09
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To provide context for our readings of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois, carefully read this page which provides a brief overview of the Harlem Renaissance.
Created and updated by Paul Reuben at California State University-Stanislaus, this page is part of a larger American literature site called "PAL: Perspectives on American Literature." It isn't the most beautiful site on the web (neither is mine), but it has tons of useful information, and if you hit the "personalities" link, you can see photographs of many of the movers and shakers of the Harlem Renaissance whom we will be reading.
To begin our understanding of Booker T. Washington, read this brief biography provided by the editors of the Heath Anthology of American Literature.
This page is part of the Legends of Tuskegee site which is maintained by the National Park Service. It discusses Booker T. Washington and Tuskegee Institute, the school in Alabama from which he developed his fame and influence. I think you will have a much clearer idea of the plans he advocated for the educational and economic development of African Americans around the turn of the 19th century if you surf around in this site for a few minutes.
After looking through these pages, continue to Washington's autobiography Up From Slavery at the next spot on the list.
To begin our reading of Booker T. Washington's Up From Slavery, start at the beginning of Chapter 1 and continue 3/4 down the page. Stop at " . . . a good Providence has already led us."
Read all of Chapter 3 from Up From Slavery.
In the intervening chapter, Washington, at the age of ten, has taken a job in a coal mine in order to help his family make ends meet.
Continue reading Up From Slavery at the beginning of Chapter 6 and read a little more than halfway down this page. Stop at ". . . the more does one raise one's self by giving the assistance."
At the beginning of this chapter, Washington is referencing a year he spent in Washington, D.C. studying theology at the Wayland Seminary.
Scroll down the Chapter 13 webpage until you reach the paragraph that begins "On the morning of September 17 . . ." about 3/4 down the page.
Read from this paragraph to the end of Chapter 13.
Read all of Chapter 14 from Up From Slavery.
The Atlanta Cotton States and International exhibit took place in September, 1895. Washington gave his speech during the opening ceremonies.
This is the end of our reading from Up From Slavery.
To begin our investigation of W.E.B DuBois, read this brief biography.
To start our reading of W.E.B DuBois' The Souls of Black Folks, read all of Chapter 1..
The third paragraph (which begins "After the Egyptian and the Indian . . .") is the famous paragraph which introduces the idea that has come to be called double-consciousness. He continues developing these ideas very specifically in the fourth and fifth paragraphs.
Continue reading The Souls of Black Folks by reading all of Chapter 3.
Pay particular attention to DuBois' criticisms of Booker T. Washington and how these connect to your own ideas having read portions of Washington's autobiography.
This is a site connected with PBS's program "Frontline." The site offers some background information on the differences between these two men and offers links to some interesting sites. Reading this page may help you more clearly understand the debate between these two thinkers.
12 items | 238 visits
This trail gives a brief introduction to the lives and work of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois.
Updated on Dec 21, 09
Created on Dec 21, 09
Category: Entertainment & Arts
URL: