Paper Format: Approximately 1,400 words, typed, double-spaced, 1-inch margins, twelve-point font
Prompt: Read and analyze the primary documents on the racial philosophies of Booker T. Washington & W.E.B. Du Bois debate provided for discussion on Thursday of week 2. Write an essay using the conventions of historical writing described below that answers the following questions: What were the major tenets of each philosophy? Were their differences as substantial as the friction between Bookerites and Niagarites would suggest, or were their goals more alike than antagonistic? Were one man's views better suited to the historical conditions and attitudes of the times than the other?