If they started to rebel against the discrimination, it would only make the whites more determined to keep them oppressed. He believed that the blacks could work to gain the respect of the whites. Washington also preached that educating the blacks would not only be beneficial to them, but the whites also. They could greatly help the Southern economy and work in the factories. Many people during this time period supported his strategies and saw what he was saying as very influential.
W.E.B. Du Bois stubbornly insisted that blacks should be seen as equal to whites in society. Washington, on the other hand, feared that Du Bois' decision would lead to violence and suppression in the black community. Du Bois' and Washington's views on formal education were also strategically different. For example, Du Bois believed that blacks should be able to go to the same school and use the same resources as whites.
I actually think that the white teenager wouldn’t be able to see why the colored boy was hurt, they would just brush it off and give an explanation like “oh the teacher didn’t mean it like that”. Secondly, I feel that because history has had such segregation, either by race, religion or by class, people feel as if they would be going against the norm and what society wants from them. History has taught us that the black people go here and the white people go there so that is what is ingrained in our minds. Also we are taught from a young age to marry our own kind and have the same colored children, for example, look at Barbie and ken dolls; they are the perfect white couple, and do you ever see a five year old white girl holding a black baby doll?. So because people are exposed to segregation at such a young age, when a intermarried
They get the money but don’t know what to do with the money, that is except for Walter. Walter is wanting to spend the money on a investment, like in the novel, to buy a liquor store for fortune, to help finance his family. Beneatha had plans to use some of the money for school, to become a doctor. Although everyone had differences for the money, Mama had other plans
Lee wrote was a letter to his wife about slavery in 1856. In this letter Lee talks about how “The blacks are immeasurable better off here than in Africa, morally, socially and physically.” By saying this Lee shows his willingness to accept the African American society into the southern white society. Lee isn’t necessary an anti-slavery activist but he isn’t a pro-slavery supporter either. Robert E. Lee once stated that he saw slavery as necessary but not proper. Lee concluded that slavery would help both white and black races grow equally.
Martin Luther King JR. Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader of the American Civil Rights movement. During the 1950’s and 1960’s, this movement helped African Americans gain the same rights as whites. During Martin’s lifetime, African Americans and whites were segregated. Laws also separated all blacks and whites in public places like theaters and restaurants .The laws also made it hard for blacks to vote and to get a good education. It also limited job opportunities for blacks.
Blacks often would feel a sense of inferiority because whites didn’t teach them black history accurately. Malcolm X believed that ridding themselves of contact with whites was the only way to combat oppression. Once a white person is involved with blacks, the white person would eventually work for the white man’s interest and not for the black’s. Because he was black, Malcolm X understood the ideas behind race at an early age, living in a white community, and because he had lighter skin than all his siblings. Malcolm’s father often brought him to organized meeting for Marcus Garvey’s U.N.I.A.
They were still not granted equal rights, but society was opening up new doors for them in order to have their labor done for them. The unfortunate part about the reconstruction period for the African Americans is they were still put at a disadvantage. Even though they were told to be given the opportunities to work, many of them wouldn’t get the jobs because they were uneducated or illiterate. Many white southerners noticed these disadvantages and came up with a social
The Italians were determined to bring aboutchange because they wanted to restore the population that the crises had taken a large toll on.The African Americans had a different motive. They wanted to achieve political equality andobtain a voice in government, as well as be treated properly. Both communities had differentmotives for starting their Renaissance. Additionally, another comparison is the difference incharacteristics. The most obvious comparison between the two would be that they occurred incompletely different time periods and regions.
‘To what extent were Black Americans 2nd class citizens by the end of World War II?’ By the end of the Second World War, there were clear signs of change for Black Americans. At first black people were unable to get jobs due to racism. Black activist A. Philip Randolph was appalled at this ‘colour bar’. In response to Randolph’s threats, Roosevelt issued an executive order creating the Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) in 1941. This forced industries employed in the war effort not to discriminate on the grounds of ‘race, creed, colour or national origin’ when deciding who to hire.