W. E. B Dubois And Malcolm X Ideologies

To what extent were W.E.B. DuBois and Malcolm X ideologies similar? W.E.B. DuBois and Malcolm X had very similar ideologies. W.E.B. Dubois and Malcolm X both grew up in the North. DuBois was smart and went to school and was the first african american to get a PhD. Dubois did not have to deal with alot of racism when he was growing up. Malcolm X did not get an education like DuBois, he had a hard childhood, filled with violence and poverty. Malcolm X went to jail multiple times and became the leader of the Nation of Islam. They grew up differently but their ideologies ended up being similar. DuBois had liberal ideologies that kind of dipped into radical views. He wanted African Americans to be equal socially, economically, and politically. He was against all kinds of racial prejudice. He wanted black to people to get educated because white people do not fear black people but intelligent black people. He wanted the black race to be on top of things so they would not be taken advantage of again1. He was against segregation because he thought it was impossible to completely separate the whites from the blacks1. He also …show more content…
DuBois had to deal with the tragic lynching of his first born son. Malcolm X grew up in the ghetto which led to him being put in jail. When he became a civil rights leader he got constant death threats. They both saw the struggle and suffering of their race. Although the two men grew up in different times they both ended up with the same vision for their people. The two men did not get the same amount of education but they both got enough to know that their ancestral origins were in Africa so they could call on the African leaders for help and go back to live in Africa if they chose to. Malcolm X got some education in prison and DuBois had a Phd, they both understood they can use words to get their point across and fight their