Essay Question 5: “Into the Mind”
Throughout our lives we have heard many different phrases, theories, and other philosophies. Some of us have taken our lives and dedicated with quotes that they identify the most with. An example of this being the always-heard “Stop and smell the roses.” With all of this figurative and literal advice just floating around us, it can be quite difficult to find one single item that resonates with our entirety. It comes to that point in our life where we have to sift through the time periods and evaluate on which hits home the most. The case with W.E.B DuBois and Washington are no different. It is up to us the reader to decipher and find what truly links with us mentally as we delve into each author’s philosophy. …show more content…
Washington was definitely for the betterment of the Negro, but he knew how to handle the words that said. Now granted this could come off weak or uncongenial to the cause, but in order for Washington to continue he had to keep the different varieties of White people happy at the same time. A great example of this was during his Atlanta Compromise. Booker T. Washington knew that there were not only Northern and Southern Whites, but also Klansmen who could end his speech and life simultaneously in a matter of seconds. He knew that in order to keep his life and to keep fighting that he had to choose his words carefully, and those are the makings of a good revolutionary. Not to say that those with more radical ideas are worse off, but at the time the nation had basically just gotten rid of slavery. The institution of racism still remains, and with this knowledge Washington knows to feed all the people what they want to hear while also making a way for his people. During the convention he brought his people several steps forward by being able to present the work that his students as well as others in the community had done, which chalks up as a win for that time
Throughout our lives we have heard many different phrases, theories, and other philosophies. Some of us have taken our lives and dedicated with quotes that they identify the most with. An example of this being the always-heard “Stop and smell the roses.” With all of this figurative and literal advice just floating around us, it can be quite difficult to find one single item that resonates with our entirety. It comes to that point in our life where we have to sift through the time periods and evaluate on which hits home the most. The case with W.E.B DuBois and Washington are no different. It is up to us the reader to decipher and find what truly links with us mentally as we delve into each author’s philosophy. …show more content…
Washington was definitely for the betterment of the Negro, but he knew how to handle the words that said. Now granted this could come off weak or uncongenial to the cause, but in order for Washington to continue he had to keep the different varieties of White people happy at the same time. A great example of this was during his Atlanta Compromise. Booker T. Washington knew that there were not only Northern and Southern Whites, but also Klansmen who could end his speech and life simultaneously in a matter of seconds. He knew that in order to keep his life and to keep fighting that he had to choose his words carefully, and those are the makings of a good revolutionary. Not to say that those with more radical ideas are worse off, but at the time the nation had basically just gotten rid of slavery. The institution of racism still remains, and with this knowledge Washington knows to feed all the people what they want to hear while also making a way for his people. During the convention he brought his people several steps forward by being able to present the work that his students as well as others in the community had done, which chalks up as a win for that time