Washington and Du Bois Bois Bois

First of all I didn't really agree with what Washington had to say in his address. The whole "Cast down your bucket where you are..." thing...kinda weird. I understand what he's saying but it seems like he's cool with the treatment of negroes in this time. He says, "...in no way have the value and manhood of the American Negro been more fittingly and generously recognized." and, "...you will find that they (fellow negros) will buy your surplus land, make blossom the waste places in your fields, and run your factories. It seems like he's telling the whites to "lay back and relax, we got er' from here." Granted slavery is over but still even today racism is still running strong and I don't really see how it should be up to the negroes to help boost the Southern economy.

Du Bois Bois basically calls Washington on what he says and acknowledges that his whole address was economic. Du Bois is official though..I mean he has lists....ooooo. He shows that Washington wanted blacks to give up political power, forget about civil rights, and higher education. The third one i don't really agree with but he can have his opinion. However Du Bois is speaking around Jim Crowe Times and that could very easily be affecting what he is writing.