Equality And Equality

When it all comes down to it, one of the greatest intellectual battles U.S. history was the legendary disagreement between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois. This intellectual debate sparked the interest of the Northerners as well as the racist whites that occupied the south. This debate was simply about how the blacks, who just gained freedom from slavery, should exist in America with the white majority. Even though Washington and DuBois stood on opposite sides of the fence they both agreed on one thing, that it was a time for a change in the treatment of African Americans. I chose his topic to write about because I strongly agree with both of the men’s ideas but there is some things about their views that I don’t agree with. Their

The debate between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois turned out to be one of the greatest intellectual as well as inspiring battles in our United States history. This great debate sparked the interest of African Americans and whites throughout the entire country. Both men had distinct views on how blacks should go about progressing politically, socially, as well as financially here in the United States. Both Du Bois and Washington wanted African-Americans to have the same rights as white Americans; But Du Bois encouraged African-Americans to demand equal rights, while Washington, on the other hand, often ignored discrimination. He believed that it was important for blacks to develop

When it all comes down to it, one of the greatest intellectual battles U.S. history was the legendary disagreement between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois. This intellectual debate sparked the interest of the Northerners as well as the racist whites that occupied the south. This debate was simply about how the blacks, who just gained freedom from slavery, should exist in America with the white majority. Even though Washington and DuBois stood on opposite sides of the fence they both agreed on one thing, that it was a time for a change in the treatment of African Americans. I chose his topic to write about because I strongly agree with both of the men’s ideas but there is some things about their views that I don’t agree with. Their

W.E.B. Dubois was the rivaling civil rights leader during the early 20th century. W.E.B. Dubois believed that through political action and education, full-citizenship of African Americans in America would be achieved. At first, he agreed with Booker T. Washington’s teachings, however through time Dubois realized flaws within Washington’s ideas. Dubois, in “Soul of Black Folk” writes, “The black men of America have a duty to perform, a duty stern and delicate, -- a forward movement to oppose a part of the work of their greatest leader. So far as Mr. Washington peaches

W.E.B. DuBois was a very strong advocate for black people being treated equally to white people. He co-founded the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Which was a very important part of the civil rights movement. The NAACP was “created to work for the abolition of segregation and discrimination in housing, education, employment, voting, and transportation; to oppose racism; and to ensure African Americans their constitutional rights”. He also created a book called “The Souls Of Black Folk” Which made him more popular, with the main Idea of the book being that the “central problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line.” He was a man who fought for equality, where Booker T. Washington, on the other hand, did not. Booker T. Washington thought that black people should in fact have different rights then white people, and that instead of fighting it, black people should just accept it, and focus on economic self-improvement. He also believed that black people should not fight for equal rights, because it would lead to more anti-black violence, such as lynching which is the act of killing someone, most commonly by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority. By these facts you can tell that Washington and

W. E. B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington were both highly intelligent African American men who wrote about the disparities between the lives of whites and blacks in the United States during the nineteenth and into the twentieth centuries. Each man saw the way in which his fellow African Americans were being treated by the white majority and used their intelligence and persuasive skills to bring attention to this very serious issue. Both men fought for equality through nonviolent protest and the application of logical argument and reasoning in order to better their lives and those of their social and ethnic brothers. Despite their shared goal of racial and sociological equality, the two men had very different ideas about how equality would be achieved and about what the African American community should or ought to expect in terms of actually obtaining that equality.

Dubois writings, unlike Washington’s writings survived aging and sounds modern. Both Dubois and Washington, however, wanted the best for their people, both were sincerely engaged in racial uplift, and therefore in the end neither was “right” or “wrong.” Indeed, Washington’s ideas fitted the era that he lived in and Dubois ideas the future.

Over the past couple of years there has been plenty of misconceptions regarding the word “Equality”. Those misconceptions include the bias on how society should treat women. The term Equality has impacted us socially, politically, and religiously. So what is equality? Well equality to me means, individuals being treated the same no matter what their gender or race is. Equality is the an act where everyone is suppose to be considered

The second paragraph of the United States Declaration of Independence states “That all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.” Take a moment to think about this statement, and now apply it to modern day North America. Do you think that this message of equality has been promoted and established? Some of you may say yes, whereas others, not so much. Yes, North America has taken large steps towards creating a society of equal prospect, with examples like wage gaps being reduced (slowly) and gay marriage being promoted instead of shamed. Yet, the one overriding issue that still stains the reputation of America like an ugly birthmark, is racial discrimination. And just like a birthmark, it can be hidden for a time, but it is guaranteed to be exposed eventually. As you may have read in the promotional material, my presentation details the struggle to promote acceptance and equality for those who are unjustly discriminated in “The Land of the Free”, using examples from A Dark Brown Dog by Stephen Crane and Let America be America again by Langston Hughes.

As the society in the United States continues to grow, more inequality and prejudice continues to occur. A lack of diversity is negatively affecting the world becoming more equal. The justice system, the downgrade of women, and the workforce is some of the inequality problems that stand out the most. Society needs to adapt to changes for the better because history has shown the positive impacts in a diverse society.

Many years ago people were promised to have equality. During that time there was many different laws and such that were made just so people would have the same rights that everybody else had. All around the world people were discriminated for any reason, and that was the same thing for all of the people that were a different color. So still to this day, we have people that are not treated with the same rights and respect that everyone else has.

Every woman deserves a certain respect. Situations were hampered by those who disagreed. To find examples of how life can be difficult, look at a woman's life. Women, from the beginning of civilization, were despised by men. Some men today believe that a woman has no right to pursue a career, except for a housewife and a mother. Women are strong beings who have gained their rights to equality and respect. Women are and continue to be strong people and work for equality and a better future through group training and social awareness.

We have shifted into an age of acceptance, diversity and equality. However we don’t all agree the best way to become equal. Many believe we should all be the same to be equal, some believe we should be boosted to all have the same outcome, but in that they are giving different chances. This is a long standing debate and it will take a society coming together and agreeing to fix these issues. Whether or not we have the answer these ideas were explored by cell phone manufacturers in recent years. With their two advertisements, they both share themes of acceptance and diversity, however they have different ways of coming to that conclusion.

Alveda King, an American activist once said, “Racism oppresses its victims, but also binds the oppressors, who sear their consciences with more and more lies until they become prisoners of those lies. They cannot face the truth of human equality because it reveals the horror of the injustices they commit,” (“Discrimination Quotes”). Alveda King wanted to show that racism is cruel and abusive towards the black community and the white community will not change their actions because it will force them to own up to the torture they have placed in people’s lives. This corresponds to the time of abolishing slavery, giving citizenship and the right to vote because blacks were still separated from whites by law especially when it came to transportation, recreational facilities, prisons and schools, (Houston). Booker T. Washington and W.E.B DuBois were both American civil rights activist and leaders who ventured to eliminate discrimination against people of color. However, they argued about how to change political, social and economic progress. Booker T. Washington felt that the compromise aspect was the best way to move forward while W.E.B DuBois wanted to get rid of discrimination by taking action.

Currently we live in a society where equality is desired far beyond what we see. Men are not the topic of this subject, women are. Women with the idea of feminism, the most current form of it. Now a day’s feminist have this idea where everything not should, but must be equal, this is the wrong mindset. Sure on paper we all want everything distributed equal, if for example two children are in a room and one of them wants a cookie, the other one well deserves the a cookie, right? Now we can give both children a cookie but did the child take into account for his chocolate allergy. Yes he still really wants the cookie, but we all know that that is not good for him because of the chocolate. This what feminism is today, feminists are the children and the cookies are equality. They want all these things yet I could be detrimental to their own well-being. Yet if you happen to tell them this it will get rejected and the desire for equality will grow as per say a child being told no and then throwing a fit. They do not just want to be equal, they want there to equality all across the board; absolute equality. “The modern women's movement demands equal results, which is not the same as equal rights.” Women do not want total equality, they more so like the idea of it.