W. E. B. Du Bois Way to Success

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African on his mother's side" ("W. E. B. Du Bois"). As a boy who lost his father Alfred Du Bois, at a very young age he was raised by his mom Mary Burghardt. At a young age "... he learned early that African American were not fully accepted as equal, even in New England" with this image in his mind he strived to become a leader for his people ("W. E. B. Du Bois"). He started to work hard so that one day he could live out his dream of getting a degree from Harvard University. His family were farmers in Massachusetts but they were black so they were not included in the social elite ("W. E. B. Du Bois Biography"). His mother died in 1884 he was left with no money and had to move in with his aunt. He got a job as a time-keeper at a mill close by. He graduated high school as the only black student in his class "An outstanding student, Du Bois was encouraged by his principal to attend college" ("W. E. B. Du Bois"). In 1855 he applied to Frisk University. After deciding to go to college ...

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rights for blacks in the United States" (Bigelow 52). He was known to have disagreements with other black leaders like Marcus Gravy, and Booker T. Washington. In The Souls of Black Folk, "Du bois declared philosophical war against Booker T. Washington ... and in so doing, offered black people an alternative leader" (Mckissack 61). Du Bois did this because of the disagreement they had about how to lead. Du Bois challenged Washington's idea that "black people should accept the discrimination they experienced and use the economic opportunities open to them to impress white people" and Du Bois thought that "Washington's accommodation only worked to keep black people form realizing their full ...

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