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Unit 1 Dubois and Washington
: Two Great African-American Leaders
Listening Comprehension
At the beginning of the 20th century, African-Americans were not equal members of
American society. For example, they could not go to the same schools as white people,
and they could not vote. Many African-American leaders at the time wanted more
freedom and a better life for African-Americans. Two of the most important African-
American leaders of the time were W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington.
Dubois and Washington both wanted to help African-Americans, but they had very
different plans and ideas. Washington wanted to teach job skills to large numbers of
African-Americans. For example, he wanted to train African-Americans for jobs as
carpenters and mechanics. Dubois, on the other hand, wanted to send the most
intelligent African-Americans to college to become doctors and lawyers. Dubois called
his plan “the talented tenth." He believed that African-Americans needed powerful
jobs (like those of doctors and lawyers) to change America. Washington, on the other
hand, thought that America would slowly change on its own, and whites and African-
Americans would learn to live together naturally.
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: Two Great African-American Leaders
Listening Comprehension
At the beginning of the 20th century, African-Americans were not equal members of
American society. For example, they could not go to the same schools as white people,
and they could not vote. Many African-American leaders at the time wanted more
freedom and a better life for African-Americans. Two of the most important African-
American leaders of the time were W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington.
Dubois and Washington both wanted to help African-Americans, but they had very
different plans and ideas. Washington wanted to teach job skills to large numbers of
African-Americans. For example, he wanted to train African-Americans for jobs as
carpenters and mechanics. Dubois, on the other hand, wanted to send the most
intelligent African-Americans to college to become doctors and lawyers. Dubois called
his plan “the talented tenth." He believed that African-Americans needed powerful
jobs (like those of doctors and lawyers) to change America. Washington, on the other
hand, thought that America would slowly change on its own, and whites and African-
Americans would learn to live together naturally.
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