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How great was W E. B dubois
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Thanks for this thread. Interesting to read the different viewpoints and analysis.
Cel 510 kid ados forever
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Had a feeling you were going to ask.. lol. Planning to respond when I get in the house. I’m driving in traffic at the moment ..
Not sure if they were jewish but the NAACP was started by the more liberal whites and black leaders. Never a primarily black organization which is different than what most people were led to believe, it was an interracial organization. The original idea for the NAACP was brought forth by The Niagara Movement which did start as a collective of similar minded black leaders in the early 1900s.
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Flywin Lannister
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This can't be real brehs..Yeah, I don't think there was a black president/leader of the NAACP until the 70's. Somebody fact check that
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They said dubois was a CO founder
I'll probably do a multi part answer bc there's a few thoughts that I have. The first one -There are ideals that I support from Dubois in that he opposed Booker T. Washington's stance on accommodation and white acceptance. Meaning that Washington's idea (The Tuskegee Machine) was that if blacks work hard and elevate themselves they would be more "acceptable" to whites. That blacks should take advantage of learning how to produce their own, farm their own lands,etc... they could gain the respect of whites. Rather than have whites label us a degenerates, we could work to "prove our worth". Sort of like saying, ok.. leave us alone, let us do our thing so that we could progress and the whites will see us becoming more acceptable in their eyes. We can create economic gains for ourselves, but we won't fight against the whites for our rights. As long as we prove that we are "good negroes" then whites will leave us be, so to speak. But, that was disproved because when blacks did gain economic independence, the ability to be profitable, lived separate in our own towns, educated ourselves.. the whites still felt some type of way and destroyed the towns, communities through violence and other methods.
I'll probably do a multi part answer bc there's a few thoughts that I have. The first one -There are ideals that I support from Dubois in that he opposed Booker T. Washington's stance on accommodation and white acceptance. Meaning that Washington's idea (The Tuskegee Machine) was that if blacks work hard and elevate themselves they would be more "acceptable" to whites. That blacks should take advantage of learning how to produce their own, farm their own lands,etc... they could gain the respect of whites. Rather than have whites label us a degenerates, we could work to "prove our worth". Sort of like saying, ok.. leave us alone, let us do our thing so that we could progress and the whites will see us becoming more acceptable in their eyes. We can create economic gains for ourselves, but we won't fight against the whites for our rights. As long as we prove that we are "good negroes" then whites will leave us be, so to speak. But, that was disproved because when blacks did gain economic independence, the ability to be profitable, lived separate in our own towns, educated ourselves.. the whites still felt some type of way and destroyed the towns, communities through violence and other methods.
off topic - but what's going on with the servers today.. taking 4 ever to load..sheessh, then it double posts.
looking into itYeah, I don't think there was a black president/leader of the NAACP until the 70's. Somebody fact check that
I support the protest mindset of Dubois' because he started the Crisis Magazine which gave black writers an independent resource to express their experiences and opposition to racial issues. In the beginning, Dubois wasn't one to back down on issues despite the personal consequences to himself. He was actually forced to resign from the NAACP because during the Great Depression he encouraged blacks to support other black businesses; the NAACP viewed this as "segregationist" which they were opposed to. I also respect the fact that he provided a platform for the celebration of black culture and identity through art and writing, which would eventually come into play during The Harlem Renaissance.
I support the protest mindset of Dubois' because he started the Crisis Magazine which gave black writers an independent resource to express their experiences and opposition to racial issues. In the beginning, Dubois wasn't one to back down on issues despite the personal consequences to himself. He was actually forced to resign from the NAACP because during the Great Depression he encouraged blacks to support other black businesses; the NAACP viewed this as "segregationist" which they were opposed to. I also respect the fact that he provided a platform for the celebration of black culture and identity through art and writing, which would eventually come into play during The Harlem Renaissance.
The NAACP’s founding members included white progressives Mary White Ovington, Henry Moskowitz, William English Walling and Oswald Garrison Villard, along with such African Americans as W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida Wells-Barnett, Archibald Grimke and Mary Church Terrell.
A white lawyer, Moorfield Storey, became the NAACP’s first president. Du Bois, the only black person on the initial leadership team, served as director of publications and research
James Weldon Johnson was the organization's first black president 1920-1930
A white lawyer, Moorfield Storey, became the NAACP’s first president. Du Bois, the only black person on the initial leadership team, served as director of publications and research
James Weldon Johnson was the organization's first black president 1920-1930
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Yes he seemed complicated but also great in his own right