Chapter 3: Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others
Du Bois names what Washington's program asks Black people to surrender: '1. The right to vote. 2. Civic equality. 3. The education of youth according to ability.'
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From The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
Du Bois's pivotal break with Washington's accommodationist program, arguing it surrendered political power, civil rights, and higher education.
Chapter 3: Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others
The chapter that launched the Niagara Movement and eventually the NAACP, insisting that 'manly self-respect is worth more than lands and houses.'
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