Invisible Man "Beyond the Book"

#4 Research Washington, Dubois, and Garvey. What do you see to be strong and weak points in their philosophies?

- Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Dubois, and Marcus Garvey had different ideas on making a difference for the black race.Washington's  philosophy of “request” not “protest” allowed him to gain the respect of presidents and politicians. His strong point was that the best interests of black people in the post-Reconstruction era could be realized through education in the crafts and industrial skills and the talented tenth" and that education is a cultivation of the virtues of patience, enterprise, and thrift. His weak point was that to suggest to the African American community on temporarily abandoning their efforts to win full civil rights and political power and instead to cultivate their industrial and farming skills so as to attain economic security. W.E.B Dubois focused to touch on the subject of education. His strong point was that every class of people in history had a "Talented Tenth" and that education shouldn't  just teach work but teach life.

Marcus Garvey's strong point was that to be fully successful, the African American community must totally separate themselves from the white community and create their own homeland in Africa. This included starting Negro owned businesses, abandoning the feeling of hate, and beginning their own culture in Africa.Garvey's weak point was that he suggested was that communism would be more beneficial for Whites by solving their own political and economic problems, but it would further limit the success of blacks rising together. All of these important men in history made points to the African American community but many of their ideas were challenged.

 Booker T. Washington

W.E.B. Dubois 

Marcus Garvey