A Comparison of W.E.B DuBois and Booker T.Washington

"Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois"
"Self-respect is worth more than lands and houses."
-W.E.B. Du Bois
"The opportunity to earn a dollar in a factory just now is worth infinitely more than the opportunity to spend a dollar in an opera house."
-Booker T. Washington
Two great leaders of the black community in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington. However, they sharply disagreed on strategies for black social and economic progress. Their opposing philosophies can be found in the quotes presented above. …