Du Bois and Booker T. Washington. W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington are both civil-rights activists who wanted to achieve racial equality, but both had different views on political action, academic education and citizenship rights for African Americans. Born in 1868, W.E.B. Du Bois was raised in an integrated area of
La’Sarah Richards Two great leaders of the black community in the 19th century were W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington. However, they had disagreements on strategies for black social and economic progress. Their opposing philosophies is in much of today's discussions on how to end class and racial injustice in the black community (Atlanta Exposition Address, 2005). Booker T. Washington, the most influential black leader of his time, preached a philosophy on self-help, racial solidarity and accommodation.
Christianity paved the path for a better future for an African. After the abolition of slavery in the north; religion began to take a serious role in the succession of African Americans in society. Beginning with the black Methodists being the first to show true definitive by seizing independent control of all means, of their church finances. The underground Railroad consisted of ministers and other Christians such as Christopher Rush, Theodore Wright, and Henry Highland Garnet , helping out slaves from the south in hiding along the way to the North, for freedom. At the time slaves were still legal in the south; therefore the act of of helping them escape to freedom was illegal.
Because of slavery, black’s concept of God was totally different from the masters who enslaved them. White Christians saw God as a more spiritual savior, the reflection of God for blacks came in the struggle for freedom by blacks. The black theology ideas are old, nearly 400 years ago during the time of slavery African Americans sang spiritual hymns as their worked on the field of their masters, which can be seen as the birth of black liberation theology
Up until the 1960s, the African American population of the United States was widely discriminated against. They were treated as subordinates to whites in any and all situations . One could say they were seen as sub-human. The fight for civil rights for African Americans in the United States dates back to before the 20th century, however the movement gained immense momentum in the 1960s. Prominent leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were able to reach out to people across the country and spread the messages of equality to the masses.
There are various artistes, poets and writers who have received global recognition for their magnificent works and trace their roots to the Harlem Renaissance. This movement is what shaped today's politics where the African-American cultural heritage has been used to express the messages by the black minority in the American society/ This movement was therefore a key factor in shaping today's Civic Right Movements and Social activist Groups in modern
While there is still more work to be done to have true equality, a lot of work has already been done to start this movement. The end of slavery by Abraham Lincoln marked a new beginning of an era in which African Americans were free people, and were able to become U.S. citizens. The Civil Rights movement in the 1950’s and 60’s sparked an era of equality for African Americans with the help of the NAACP. The NAACP has supported African American rights since 1909, when it was first founded. With the help of the NAACP, African Americans will continue the fight for equal rights as American people.
Throughout the nation’s history, race has always been characterized by color, power, and society. Race has played a vital role in the lives of Americans and immigrants heading to America in nearly every decade since the eighteenth century. The treatment of different races has heavily depended on people’s perception, which would imply that race is a construction of society more so than biology. When we think of racial issues or racial inequality, most people refer to the civil rights movement of the 1960’s and predominantly think of it in terms of whites versus blacks. However, African Americans were not the only race to be subject to segregation and hardship in America.
The Niagara Movement was one of the most influential movements in American history it had a huge impact in the African American community. The ideas that they encouraged pushed blacks to fight for true equality. Equality was just a word to so many African Americans for it had never been realized in their lives. Most African Americans just settled for the right to be a citizen but the Niagara movement encouraged the fighting for the same rights as those of a white man. Without this movement there would no telling where blacks would be today group that were primarily organized by W. E. B. Dubois .this was to get freedom and let blacks think for themselves and to have the faith and the mental toughness.
The Black Panthers Obviously, one should admit that the issue of Afro-American’s civil rights and their appropriate participation in the social life has been rather sensitive for the USA during almost two centuries. So called Black Nationalism consists of numerous organizations, institutions, and protest activities. The early expressions of Black Nationalism claimed the liberation for the black-skinned population from racial oppression. Generally, this movement can be divided into four large groups: Educational Nationalism, Religious Nationalism, Cultural Nationalism, and Revolutionary Nationalism. The Black Panthers Party is the most active part of Revolutionary Nationalism.