Early+Civll+Rights+Leaders+-+Washington,+DuBois,+and+Garvey

Today's class will focus on the early civil rights leaders: Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, and Marcus Garvey. While there was a push for greater rights for African-Americans during this time frame, there was great disagreement in how to achieve these rights. In some cases, there was even disagreement over what rights they should be pursuing!

Your first task for today is to do a little bit of background research on each of these three civil rights leaders. Questions to consider are:
 * When and where were they born?
 * What was their educational background?
 * What was their occupation prior to getting involved in the civil rights movement?

To do this use the following links to conduct your research: [|Booker T. Washington], [|W.E.B. DuBois], and [|Marcus Garvey]

Once you have answered those questions, it's time to look at what they actually did and said. Here, I want you to answer these three questions:
 * What were their beliefs about how to obtain equal rights for African-Americans?
 * What specific rights were they pushing for?
 * What actions did they take in their push for equal rights?

To answer these questions, use the links above in addition to the following primary sources: [|Booker T. Washington, Atlanta Exposition Address (1895).pdf] [|W.E.B. DuBois - Excerpts from Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others (1903).pdf] [|Marcus Garvey on the Back to Africa Movement (1922).pdf]

Upon completion of your research, I want you to write me a four-paragraph essay containing the following information:


 * Paragraph 1**: Summary of Booker T. Washington's beliefs, actions, and how his background influenced those beliefs and actions
 * Paragraph 2**: Summary of W.E.B. DuBois' beliefs, actions, and how his background influenced those beliefs and actions
 * Paragraph 3**: Summary of Marcus Garvey's beliefs, actions, and how his background influenced those beliefs and actions
 * Paragraph 4**: Evaluate their arguments - whose methodology and ideology would have been most attractive to African-Americans in the early twentieth century? Who, in your opinion, would be most successful in achieving equal rights for all? Why?

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