Around the late 1800 to mid 1900’s, people of different races could not mix in the same building, sit in the same area, or even drink from the same water fountain, even though they were considered ‘equal’. Fortunately, there were courageous men who started a civil rights movement, to give every man the rights he deserved, disregarding race or background. There were many men who worked to abolish the segregation and inequality that was prominent in the US. Out of all of them, it’s easy to say that history remembers W.E.B Du Bois as a proponent early civil rights activist.
W.E.B Du Bois accomplished more to achieve civil rights for the African American population than any other early activist. He created an organization called ‘The Niagara …show more content…
Paragraph 3 from “Civil War and Reconstruction: Two Groups, Rights for All states”, affirms that the group that Du Bois created was “dedicated to fighting more resolutely for civil rights”. This shows that Du Bois did not just want the separate but equal doctrine to be true, he wanted to end segregation all together. He knew that if separation was in practice, then there was no such thing as equality. His group aimed to end segregation to achieve the total freedom that African Americans deserved as human beings and American citizens. However, others may argue that Booker T. Washington also cared for equality for African Americans just like Du Bois, making Du Bois no better than Booker T. Washington. However Booker did not want to achieve total fairness. Du Bois wanted to end segregation due to its false ‘separate but equal policy’, while Booker accepted segregation as stated by paragraph 12 of the article. Booker allowed for limitations on the Negro society, as long as they were ‘equal’. Du Bois saw through the façade, fighting for all the civil rights that belonged to African Americans.
Many men were a part of the civil rights movement, but not all are as significant as W.E.B Du Bois. He was a civil right activists who knew what was right for the people and knew how to achieve it. This is why that history remembers W.E.B Du Bois as a proponent early civil rights
W.E.B Du Bois accomplished more to achieve civil rights for the African American population than any other early activist. He created an organization called ‘The Niagara …show more content…
Paragraph 3 from “Civil War and Reconstruction: Two Groups, Rights for All states”, affirms that the group that Du Bois created was “dedicated to fighting more resolutely for civil rights”. This shows that Du Bois did not just want the separate but equal doctrine to be true, he wanted to end segregation all together. He knew that if separation was in practice, then there was no such thing as equality. His group aimed to end segregation to achieve the total freedom that African Americans deserved as human beings and American citizens. However, others may argue that Booker T. Washington also cared for equality for African Americans just like Du Bois, making Du Bois no better than Booker T. Washington. However Booker did not want to achieve total fairness. Du Bois wanted to end segregation due to its false ‘separate but equal policy’, while Booker accepted segregation as stated by paragraph 12 of the article. Booker allowed for limitations on the Negro society, as long as they were ‘equal’. Du Bois saw through the façade, fighting for all the civil rights that belonged to African Americans.
Many men were a part of the civil rights movement, but not all are as significant as W.E.B Du Bois. He was a civil right activists who knew what was right for the people and knew how to achieve it. This is why that history remembers W.E.B Du Bois as a proponent early civil rights