Compare And Contrast Frederick Douglass And Booker T Washington

A major difference between Lincoln and Douglass were their views on the Constitution. Douglass changed his views about the Constitution; at one point he believed it was a proslavery document and then he changed his opinion to believe it was an anti-slavery document. Lincoln never changed his opinions about the Constitution. “Lincoln saw the Constitution as neither a clarion call to abolition on a proslavery scandal. It was a compromise. It recognized slavery, but only out of necessity and only three times”. (Ibid., p.63) Lincoln believed in the founding fathers and believed that they had envisioned and end to slavery in the future of the then-fledgling United States. He also believed they had to make concessions to allow for the formation of the Union. “Unlike Frederick Douglass, Lincoln did not claim those concessions had not been made. He accepted them, but that didn’t mean he liked them.” (Ibid., p 63)

Frederick Douglass because he escaped slave and great black abolitionist who fought to end slavery through political action. Martin Delany was a Black abolitionist who visited West Africa in 1859 to examine sites where African Americans have relocated. Both stories are different and both of the people lived differently lives. I personally think who was right then the other was Frederick Douglass because his live was so different then Delany. Frederick Douglass was a slave and free himself, throughout those times he experienced live knowing, he was a slave and knowing why slaves were used to work for masters. When Douglass was free he made speeches about slavery.

W.E.B. Dubois had a better idea of equality than Frederick Douglass. Both of these civil rights leaders have lived and experienced a remarkable different life. Frederick Douglass was born into slavery. His mother was a slave and his father was a slave owner. W.E.B Dubois was born free and his parents were free African Americans. Douglass and Dubois education upbringing was a totally different experience.

Despite their disadvantages and slow start, both achieved spectacular accomplishments. Lincoln did not have formal schooling or any type of help on political stages and still rose to become one of the most influential and greatest presidents the world has ever seen. Douglass was a twenty-year slave; escaping in 1837. He was a self-taught man who became educated and the most influential black man in the world during that time.

In conclusion, even though Lincoln and Frederick Douglass have had difficult experiences and two new restrictions as they have found the will and desire to achieve in a position to sustain power and influence to the others. Abraham Lincoln and Frederick were Douglass different races, however have worked and fought for the same purpose. Although Lincoln and Douglas have opposed slavery for

Booker T. Washington is a famous African American educator, author, civil rights activist, and philanthropist who is from Virginia (Wells). He is the man that promoted African American to rise above their status of trying to be equal with Caucasians by promoting education and economic self-determination. Washington’s life serves as an example of his philosophy or belief due to his experience of knowing where African Americans started after the Civil War, where they were headed, and resulted in changing their course to successful life.

Martin Luther King Jr. and Frederick Douglass both were African Americans who were faced with the facts of slavery and the injustice of it all. The difference between the two of them is the fact that one of them and the power and ?freedom? to go out and do something about what they believe is the right way. Mr. Douglass had

The subject matter of both excerpts can be easily compared. It seems like Malcolm X went through a lesser version of what Frederick went through. Both writers access to a sense of freedom when they began learning how to read and write. It is obvious that Malcolm would spend a portion of his excerpt talking about the time he spent in jail while Douglass would talk about the burdens of slavery. Learning how to read and write was like a forbidden apple to both writers. So getting that first bite opened their eyes to all the things around them that the whites tried to conceal. Frederick Douglass had spent his early years in slavery and the harsh conditions of slavery cannot in be compared to jail, where everyone (black or white) is treated like a criminal. Both writers, Malcolm X and Frederick Douglass both use similar yet different subject matters in their excerpts.

The main difference between Harriet Beecher Stowe and Frederick Douglass was that Harriet was a white woman writing about slavery from a sympathizer’s point of view, and Frederick was an enslaved black man who wrote about his own experiences as a slave. The two shared some things in common despite this difference. Both were born and raised in the North. Both fought for the abolitionist cause. Harriet and Frederick were unwavering and courageous in their stand against slavery. Both writers were successful in their writing and traveled abroad to Europe (“Harriet Beecher Stowe”). Their writings gained the support of people around the world to abolish slavery. Their writings also gave rise to the Civil War, especially Harriet’s book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Both writers wrote anti-slavery articles at some point in their lives. Harriet and Frederick both were invited to meet President Lincoln. Frederick even became a consultant for Lincoln during the Civil War. Both people are considered influential heroes of the Anti-Slavery Movement (“Frederick Douglass”).

Successful, self-educated abolitionists Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington fought tirelessly to eradicate slavery. Born into slavery, Douglass and Washington shared the belief of equality, but differed on the manner in which it would be achieved. Douglass’s philosophy was “agitate!, agitate!, agitate!” whereas, Washington was of the ‘work!, work!, work!” mindset.

By this I mean that he gained improvements in areas such as literacy when he was belonged to Mr. Auld, he gained new friends when he resided with the Hughs, and most important,, he gained consciousness and courage while he was lent to a slave breaker, Mr. Covey. Little by little as Douglass gained in these assets which eventually became his tool for his departure from slavery.Another similarity between these two narrations is the assimilation of a created character by the authors themselves. The chronology and the events that happened in the lives of the authors in their narrations remained questionable. They picked the events that would only exemplify the characters that they want to portray. Thus, even though both works are autobiographical, their roles they claimed to be in their narration are exaggerated. Remember that they want to set themselves up as poor, down beaten characters at the beginning and slowly rise to power and success. For example, Franklin used descriptions such as "I was dirty from my journey; my pockets were stuff'd out with shirts and stockings... with a roll under each arm, and eating the other," to really give reader a sense of "his" conditions when he ran away. Douglass used the same approach to stress his poor conditions. The use of comparison of his slave status with farm animals and great

Washington. His conflicts, including some of the struggles he went through when he was young. Using multiple metaphors in the story to describe slavery and other events that happened in his lifetime. The author of the criticism makes some very interesting points. Including the use of some of the literary elements. He explains that the elements are used correctly in the story. And also how that the author of the book, Booker T. Washington was very smart to wear he placed these elements. And how that they really do affect the way that the story is told by switching up certain plot points and changing the way they're told. And personally i agree with the author of the criticism. One reason being everything he says makes a great deal of sense to the average reader including myself. Also including the way that the author talks about the use of literary devices and proper word placement. Another example is when the narrator uses metaphors to describe his own life after being freed and finding work, it helps make the point of the book and further along the entire plot of the story. Also a quote from the author of the story ,” success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in his life as by the obstacles which he has overcome”. The quote talks about even after the conflicts he's faced he doesn't measure his success based on things he's done but by the hardships that he overcame in his life. And finally

Born into slavery, but he came out a scholar. Booker T. Washington, a leader in the black community as the United States progressed towards equality for all after the Civil War. He may have started as a slave who had nothing but the clothes on his back, but through his desires and ambitions, he was able to achieve great success. He strove to improve the relationships between the Whites and African Americans for the future. Washington advocated patience and hard work towards a common goal of equality, only then will everyone get what they want.

“Born a slave, Born a slave on a Virginia farm, Washington (1856-1915) rose to become one of the most influential African-American intellectuals of the late 19th century. Booker T. Washington’s early life and education did much to influence his later thinking. Booker T. Washington. The foremost black educator, power broker, and institution builder