What's the main idea of 'Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others'?

SUMMARY. In Du Bois' Of Mr. Booker T. Washington, Du Bois strays further away from a political critique of the country. Instead, he focuses on Booker T. Washington's rise to success, and what his ascendance meant both for America and for the American Negro. read more

Booker T Washington set up the Tuskegee Institute. It aimed to teach AA practical skills they would need to become self-sufficient and which weren’t perceived as “urbane” enough to offend whites. Skills such as woodworking, agriculture, sanitation and literacy were most commonly advertised. read more

In Du Bois’ Of Mr. Booker T. Washington, Du Bois strays further away from a political critique of the country. Instead, he focuses on Booker T. Washington’s rise to success, and what his ascendance meant both for America and for the American Negro. read more

They advocate, with Mr. Washington, a broad system of Negro common schools supplemented by thorough industrial training; but they are surprised that a man of Mr. Washington’s insight cannot see that no such educational system ever has rested or can rest on any other basis than that of the well-equipped college and university, and they insist that there is a demand for a few such institutions throughout the South to train the best of the Negro youth as teachers, professional men, and leaders. read more