Washington opposed African-American migration to the North. Washington had a philosophy that in all things social African Americans "can be a separate as the fingers yet one as the hand with things essential to mutual progress." He accepted the poll tax and literacy test requirements for voting, insisting only that these measures be applied fairly to both whites and blacks. In his speeches he only occasionally mentioned these outrages. Consequently, he discouraged all political activity and made no sustained fight against the evils of Jim Crow segregation, disenfranchisement and lynching. He thought the black community could get more from the ruling landowners and industrialists by catering to them as opposed to fighting them. The general idea was that the black community should make no serious demands upon existing political injustices. A major component of Washington's philosophy was the complete playing down of political action. Du Bois was also active in the League's formation. Washington organized the National Negro Business League in 1900 and became its first president. Later in his career he began to emphasize the importance of entrepreneurship. He played down the importance of history, mathematics and science and emphasized practical skills and the virtues of hard work, patience and perseverance. He concentrated first on teaching farming and handicrafts like bricklaying, carpentry and blacksmithing. The school became the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.
In 1881 he took charge of a small school in Tuskegee Alabama and began to put his theories into practice. Washington entered Hampton Institute in 1872 at the age of 16. Washington and the controversies that surrounded him.įollowing is some historical analysis and some of my thoughts concerning the work of Booker T. So I went back to look at the philosophy and work of Booker T. Washington was right." While suggesting valuable proposals for economic development for Milwaukee's devastated communities, the speaker went on to say he had been a disciple of Cornell West and W.E.B. I recently heard a lecture in Milwaukee in which the speaker stated "Booker T.
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