Gilbert du Motier

The late 19th and early 20th centuries was a critical time blacks in America. Segregation was going on and there was no equality for blacks. Two important men who stepped up to the plate to get equality was Booker T. Washington and W.E.B DuBois. Both of these gentleman had the same goal which was to uplift the negro race. However both of these men had different strategies. Booker T. Washington created the accommodationist strategy. The accommodationist strategy told blacks to gradually gain…

Repress, often viewed as the ability to restrain, prevent, or inhibit. Booker T. Washington had the ability to repress and he definitely used it to his full potential. Washington was born on April 5th, 1856 in Virginia and unfortunately died at the young age of 59 on November 14, 1915. As an African-American educator, author, and orator Washington faced great amounts of scrutiny for his race. Washington graduated college from Hampton Normal Agricultural Institute where he attended while working…

Langston Hughes "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" is a foundation and blueprint for Hughes later works of poetry that involve political meanings of equality not only in the physical sense but also in terms of intelligence. This foundation will grow with Hughes later works as his final pieces of poetry capitalize on how Hughes writings schematically are a collaboration of all the art forms presented in the Harlem Renaissance movement, an allusion to the lengthier lines of Walt Whitman and the…

Claude McKay’s “If We Must Die” is a bold poem written during an eventful time for civil rights history, the Harlem Renaissance. During the Harlem Renaissance the African American community endured extreme racism and degradation. McKay wrote this poem with the intent to display his feelings as an immigrant who moved to America for a better life but instead was thrown into a situation where he was treated like an animal instead of a person. He chose to write this poem in the form of a…

Within my 20 years of living, I have never experienced as much racial tension as my generation is encountering in present day. Such uninterrupted racial tension has begun to awaken my race’s youth to the very stable and living institution of systematic oppression that continues to suffocate the progress, success, and equality of African American life. Similar to the times of Washington and DuBois and the Civil Rights movement, African Americans are once again faced with the question of “How to…

John Hope Franklin John Hope Franklin was a highly admired American historian and social activist, he is best known for his scholarship that focused on Southern history and racial politics. His groundbreaking work, From Slavery to Freedom, was first released in 1947 and sold more than three million copies worldwide and with many other titles to follow (Yarrow). Apart from being an historian and author, Franklin was also former president for many honor societies, including Phi Beta Kappa,…

There have been numerous poets that have graced the Earth with their talents, providing humans with some of the simplest words; however, those simple words could have a deeper meaning than that of the ocean. One of these poets, Langston B. Hughes, was born in Joplin, Missouri. As an African-American, he faced many hardships in furthering his learning. While studying in New York during the Harlem Renaissance, he was inspired to write poetry. He had many works of poetry, “Theme for English B”…

Everyone is looking for some form of acceptance, while a select few go as far as wanting reverence. Luckily, there is a convenient tool for achieving either of these pursuits: art. As for fitting in, art can express political or religious interests, which would unite the artist with the cause they represent; however, if the artist wanted to stand out, an expression of the beauty of the World or the individual himself would elevate the artist to a position of individuality. But what does one do…

the Laws was Plessy V.S Ferguson. Which basically assured any person with african roots were to abide by said laws. As for the Advancement for equality two main representatives for progression of the black citizen were Booker T. Washington. and W.E.B Du Bois. Washington suggested an approach of…

people all over the world were disunited. W.E.B Du Bois led a silent march in regards to the racial riots in St. Louis that occurred in July, 1917. The violence and tension targeted among the African American communities leaving hundreds of Africans dead and thousands of black citizens fearing for their life leaving the city. Marcus Garvey believed it was time to fight back and for all Africans to unite globally. He called other establish leaders like Du Bois weak and self-serving. Garvey…