“If a lion knew his strength, it were hard for any man to hold his” -Sir Thomas More of Henry VIII (Henry VIII King of England 1). Henry VIII coronation was on June 24th. Him being crowned king impacted many people. He did not expect to become king because he was the second son of Henry VII. Henry VIII’s brother died at young age. He was crowned king at age 18 and had been preparing for being king ever since his brother died. He impacted the people of England by becoming their king and helping England. He did have some ups and downs but he did change history. There are many eventful things that happened on June 24th that changed history. Booker T. Washington receiving his MA degree is a event that changed history. Booker T. Washington had …show more content…
“Washington would come to symbolize such divergent ideas that would become known symbol of anything would be a crazy idea to him.” (Jermy Wells 1). He would work as a houseboy for a women who taught him how to read and write. He then began to go to school for former slaves in west virginia. “He was the best student the school has ever had” (Harvard College 2). He graduated and received a master of arts degree on June 24th. Even though he had a rough life growing up he still accomplished many things. He got taught how to read and write by someone he worked for and he still got a master of arts degree. The school he went to even said he was the best student the school ever had. He worked really hard and did not expect to achieve something like this. He always thought he would not be worthy enough to receive something like this. He was also the first African American to receive a honorary degree from Harvard University. Booker T. Washington said, “In this economy of god there is but one standard by which an individual can succeed there is but one for a race” (Harvard College 4). He is an impact on African Americans …show more content…
Napoleon and his enormous army were preparing for the invasion of Russia for a while. Napoleon’s army consisted of 650,000 people who crossed the river against 200,000 Russians. Sutherland said their army was called “The most divers European army since the crusades” (Jesse Greenspan 4). They were called that because they had many different people in their army like French and Europeans. There were three Russian army’s guarding the Western frontier which was where Napoleon would have to cross. Napoleon sent a final peace offer to Saint Petersburg but they did not respond. Napoleon said, “Soldiers, the second war of Poland is started; the first finished in Tilsit, in Tilsit, Russia swore eternal alliance in france and war in England. It violates its oaths today. Russia is pulled by its fate; its destinies must be achieved. Does it thus believe us degenerated? Thus let us go ahead; let us pass Nieman River, carry the war on its territory. The second war of Poland will be glorious with the French Armies like the first ones.” (Crossing the Nieman 2). Then Napoleon and his army moved quickly with no hesitation to the enemy’s territory. Napoleon selected where he wanted to cross the river in person. Pontoon bridges were being constructed so that is where he picked to go. Napoleon decided to cross the river one June 24th and got to the location on the same day just later that evening. The
One of his main problems was always finding enough money. The support he received from the state was neither generous nor stable enough to build the kind of school he was developing. So he had to raise the money himself by going on speaking tours and solicitating donations. He received a lot of money from white northerners who were impressed with the work he was doing and his non-threatening racial views. Industrialists like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller would donate money on a regular basis. It was these non-threatening racial views that gave Washington the appellation "The Great Accomodater". He believed that blacks should not push to attain equal civil and political rights with whites. Eventually they would earn the respect and love of the white man, and civil and political rights would be accrued as a matter of course.
Booker T. Washington was the type of African American leader that was fighting for more economic opportunities instead of civil and educational rights. He thought that if African Americans established an economic base they would be able to eventually receive political and social equality, even
In one site, Booker T. Washington, the most influential lieder of his period (1856-1915), who was born as a slave in 1856 (Virginia), who because of studying in the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute. Learned the skills he needed to be respected by the withes society and gain considerable influence over the black people. Washington philosophy was based on self-improvement, education, accommodation and others. He preaches that African American rather than concentrate their effort in combating segregation, they should be focus in self-improvement, education and wealth. He encourages Young African American develop patience, commercial agricultural skills and others instead of instead of
Washington’s speech in Atlanta, Georgia is what made his career really take off for being an African American activist. His speech was directed towards both white and black races. He told them that both the races need to surround each other with one another and to try and overcome this inequality. In Clashes of Will it states, “Specifically Washington reminded the blacks in his audience that they must be prepared to start at the bottom as workers, not executives, as grade school teachers, not university professors; that they would have to earn the respect of whites rather than demand it as a right guaranteed by law….” Another accomplishment he set out for was creating the National Negro Business League. The organization promoted the businesses that were owned by African Americans and to help them feel that they were supported and protected. The main goal of the National Negro Business League was to advocate the sales of the Negro community businesses. Booker T. Washington’s baby was the Tuskegee Institution, a black college. Washington even offered DuBois a job three times to teach at the institution but he denied them all three times because he did not believe in the same morals as Washington. Washington was quite clever. When he had his hand in the businesses he managed to become familiar with wealthy white businessman that generously donated to the funds of the black education. One of the contributors was Andrew Carnegie, leading entrepreneur for the steel
In this reading response we are reviewing Booker T Washington and W.E.B Du Bois both are many who are both driven to make a difference in the black community, whether it’s being passive like Booker T or acting non-passively like W.E.B.
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome. .” This quote was said by the famously intelligent, hard working, and dedicated activist, Booker T Washington. He, being born a slave, knew this since his childhood and he knew the obstacles that would be in his way as a black man, even after the Civil war. Booker T Washington and W.E.B DuBois were 2 very different people with very different pasts. W.E.B. was born in the north prior to the civil war where many people accepted and welcomed African Americans into society. His past differs so much from Booker T’s childhood of slavery. Overall, both of these historical figures made a positive impact on society and equality even though they achieved their goals with different viewpoints regarding how to achieve them.
Washington's approach to solving the problems African Americans faced was rooted in his belief in an industrial education. Born a slave and educated at Hampton Institute Washington learned from a trade and skill based curriculum. He advocated a
Both Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois recognized that there was a gap between them that took completely different approaches to achieve one goal. Until the time of Du Bois, Washington was among many of the black activists. Many people today still condemn the views of Washington and his “racial uplift.” Washington being educated in Hampton, a Freedman’s Bureau, believed that if you were taught the skills, African Americans would be able to improve themselves economically and the rest of equality would follow. But DuBois on the other hand was educated at Harvard, and he
Washington was powerful and influential in both the black and white communities. He was a confidential advisor to President Roosevelt and for years, presidential political appointments of African-Americans were cleared through him. By the last years of his life Washington began speaking
The debate between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois involve people at all levels of the black community. It shaped the way that black leaders discussed race, and its opened new opportunities for poor blacks in both the North and South. These two places in particular because that’s where the two were born. W. E. B. Du Bois was born in Massachusetts in 1868. He attended racially integrated elementary and high schools and went off to Fiske College in Tennessee at age 16 on a scholarship. Du Bois completed his formal education at Harvard with a Ph.D. in history. On the other hand, Booker T. Washington was born a slave in Virginia in 1856. Early on in his life, he developed a thirst for reading and learning. After attending an elementary school for African-American children, Washington walked 500 miles to enroll in
About this same time a school had been stated in Kanawha Valley, a little town a few miles away from Malden. This is where Washington began his book education. To attend the school, Washington, at first, had to go to night classes due to his job at the salt mines. With a little persuasion, Washington finally was allowed to attend during the day provided he worked from four o’clock to nine o’clock in the morning. This education was very disorderly due to the fact he could not attend regularly. Eventually Washington had to drop out of the school and continue working full time at the salt mines. Washington continued working at the salt mines until he was able to work in the coal mines. The coal mines paid a little more, but not a significant difference. It was here where Washington overheard two men talking about a new all Negro school in Hampton, Virginia. In order to go to this school, Washington needed to save money for clothes and traveling expenses. For this he worked in the house of Mrs. Viola Ruffner, who turned out to have an ample affect on his life. “The lessons that I learned in the home of Mrs. Ruffner were as valuable to me as any education I have ever gotten since,” (Washington 52). From Mrs. Ruffner, Washington learned about taking pride in having a clean living area. She also encouraged his education during the time of his work there. After saving whatever money he could, Washington set off for the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute. During
Booker T. Washington was a leader who saw power and success in passiveness and patience. He believed that African Americans would attain their rights in time through hard work, improved education and self-help. His journey from slave to leader was evidence that the black race was highly capable of helping themselves reach a degree of success and he was ultimately convinced
Dying horses littered the roads and the advanced guard found little forage as Russians everywhere abandoned their homes. Napoleon knew that he needed to fight. At Smolensk, he set up for a battle and waited but the Russians, afraid of a trap steadily withdrew their troops from Smolensk and continued to retreat deeper into Russia. The only major battle in the Russian campaign proved that something was definitely lacking in Napoleon's judgment.
The artillery and small arms were years behind that of France. The Russian army was a conscription army, meaning that local farmers had to furnish a certain number of surfs for military service, as opposed to a professional, trained army where the government supplies the soldiers with all of their needs. An amazing half-million soldiers had enlisted in Napoleon’s Grand Armée (Saglamer, Beginning of the March). This was the largest army gathered for one single invasion. Russia’s army was out numbered 3:1 with only one hundred-seventy thousand soldiers. Not only was the Russian army not well trained, they were also ill equipped. Napoleon recognized that it would be difficult and extremely slow for Russia to mobilize her army due to her enormous size and weak infrastructure. If Napoleon invaded now, he knew that he could be well into the Russian territory before meeting any major opposition. On June 24, 1812, Napoleon began his fatal Russian campaign. The Grand Armée, led by Napoleon, crossed the Nieman River, into Russia. On the journey to Moscow, Napoleon met virtually no major opposition. The first stop in the campaign was Kovono. Early into the campaign, the Grand Armée was affected by a colic epidemic that claimed the life of nine thousand horses and thousands of soldiers (Web, Russian Embassy). This slowed the pace of the army. Harsh weather conditions caused the dry roads to turn to mud, making it extremely difficult to maneuver the
Henry was barely eighteen years of age when got to the thrown. He has been prepared ever since the death of his brother Arthur. At this age, he was not the kind of person you would