This paper discusses Booker T. Washington and W.E.B.Du Bois. Booker T. Washington preached for racial uplift through educational attainments and economic advancement. Booker T. Washington said to bow down to the whites and accept being inferior. T. Booker chose the last name Washington when he attended school and later learned that his real last name was Taliaferro. A man who strayed more on the middle path was W.E.B. Du Bois. The more militant W.E.B. Du Bois objected to such a quiescent approach and strongly opposed Booker. Booker's strong point is that he told blacks that they should get a better education; they should better themselves. Du Bois thought Booker was too laid back. It was his thought that if you don't protest against the status quo then nothing will happen to change it.
