Question: Compare and contrast the racial policies, philosophies and actions taken by Booker Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois. Which approach worked better in the short-term and which in the long-term? Why? Compare and contrast the views of Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du- Bois regarding strategies that would achieve social progress for African- Americans. What responses did other black leaders make to the conditions facing blacks in the early twentieth century?