Two great leaders of the black community in the late 19th and 20th century were Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. However, they sharply disagreed on strategies for racial and economic progress. This episode is about the complex life of Washington and how and why he conflicted with W.E.B Du Bois.

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Sources:
Up from history : the life of Booker T. Washington
by Norrell, Robert J.
W.E.B. Du Bois--biography of a race, 1868-1919
by Lewis, David L

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