provide leadership in the fight for civil rights
Booker T. Washington argued that African Americans should accommodate themselves to segregation and focus on vocational education.
Booker T. Washington
Giving higher education to African Americans who can use it
Booker T. Washington fought for argued for equal voting rights for all African-Americans. He fought for equal education rights as well.
W.E.B. Du Bois believed that education was essential for African Americans to achieve equality and social justice. He argued that an educated Black elite, which he termed the "Talented Tenth," could lead the way in advocating for civil rights and challenging systemic racism. Du Bois emphasized that education would empower African Americans to assert their rights, contribute to society, and uplift their communities. Ultimately, he viewed education as a key tool for fostering self-respect and advancing the cause of racial equality.
Philip Randolph argued that it was unjust to require African Americans to fight for democracy in other countries while being denied basic civil rights and equality at home. He emphasized that African Americans should not be expected to defend a democracy that they themselves were not afforded, highlighting the hypocrisy of asking them to sacrifice for a nation that systematically oppressed them. Randolph's stance called for a reevaluation of the treatment of African Americans and their rights before asking for their military service abroad.
W.E.B. Du Bois
it separated the races in public life. African Americans could not travel, do business, study, or worship with white Americans. When such laws were challenged in court, the states argued that segregation affected everyone equally
He argued against African Americans making compromises with white society.
He argued against African Americans making compromises with white society.
either W.E.B. DuBois or Booker T. Washington
By definition there were no African Americans in the British Isles. Africans were present from the early days of slavery. After 1930 West Indians from the Carribena were invited to come to the UK. It can be argued that the Carribean is part of the Americas and thus for the last 80 years approximately there have been African-Americans in the British- Isles