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Stanford University

Sheg: Reading Like a Historian: Booker T. Washington vs w.e.b. Du Bois

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read primary source documents to solve a problem surrounding a historical question. This document-based inquiry lesson allows students to read a speech of Booker T. Washington's and a selection...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: w.e.b. Du Bois

For Students 9th - 10th
Article outlining the ideas, life and career of W.E.B. Dubois.
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Finding Dulcinea: w.e.b. Du Bois, Civil Rights Pioneer and Social Historian

For Students 3rd - 8th
A biographical profile of W.E.B. Du Bois, an American civil rights activist (1868-1963), who worked to promote equal rights for African Americans.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: w.e.b. Du Bois

For Students 3rd - 5th
A brief biography of famous African-American, W.E.B. Du Bois. Read about his activism and his attempts to improve race relations. Hyperlinks to additional information about this important man.
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W.e.b. Du Bois: Black Reconstruction in America 1860 1880

For Students 9th - 10th
In this article, the book Black Reconstruction in America by W.E.B. Du Bois is reviewed by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor. This book was written to convey the experiences of African Americans during and after the Civil War, which other history...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Booker T. Washington vs. w.e.b. Du Bois

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. Du Bois" an excerpt from the "Atlanta Compromise" speech, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: W. E. B. Du Bois, Making of African American Identity: V. 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter in which W. E. B. Du Bois examines the state of African Americans between 1861 and 1872. He reviews the period from 1861 to 1872 as the "dawn of freedom," focusing on the Freedmen's Bureau, its promise, achievements, and doom.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Making of African American Identity: w.e.b. Du Bois, Souls of Black Folk

For Students 9th - 10th
A chapter that explores how white perceptions influence African American identity. Although granted freedom, citizenship, and suffrage by the Civil War amendments, W. E. B. Du Bois explains how the emancipated black person had yet to be...
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Curated OER

History Matters: w.e.b. Du Bois Critiques Booker T. Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
W.E.B.DuBois, famous African American activist, wrote an essay disputing the path Booker T. Washington advocated in his Atlanta Compromise speech, and, instead, proposed a call for greater political power, civil rights, and higher...
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Booker T .Washington & w.e.b. Du Bois

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The site is a discussion of "Negro leadership" during the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois and their influence are covered in detail.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: w.e.b. Du Bois Growing Up

For Students 3rd - 5th
This introduction to the life of W.E.B. Du Bois, a founding member of the National Association of Colored People, informs readers about his childhood, the impact of racism on his life and the many accomplishments he achieved despite...
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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois

For Students 9th - 10th
This famous examination of the struggle for identity and equality is presented in multiple digital formats.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: You Decide: Washington or Du Bois?

For Students 9th - 10th
During the early Progressive Era, two leaders dominated the debate over the best course for racial advancement in America. Who had the better vision for improving the conditions of African Americans in the early 1900s, Booker T....
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Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: w.e.b. Du Bois in Georgia

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical summary of the early life and career of educator and civil rights activist William Edward Burghardt Du Bois. While living in Georgia, he wrote some of his best-known works on black social conditions.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Social Realism: W. E. B. Du Bois

For Students 9th - 10th
W. E. B. DuBois is featured here for his writings which advocated human rights for all, but particularly for African Americans in the early twentieth century. Click "W. E. B. DuBois Activities" for related materials.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: w.e.b. Du Bois

For Students 5th - 8th
Read a brief biography of W.E.B. DuBois, who was an early civil rights activist and supporter of equal opportunity and treatment for African-Americans. See how he acted on his beliefs. Included is a brief quiz about the Progressive Era.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: w.e.b. Du Bois

For Students 3rd - 8th
The fist African American to earn a PhD from Harvard, W.E.B. DuBois was not only an inspirational and extraordinary individual, but a champion in the fight for equality and the end of racism. Read about his founding of the organization...
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Curated OER

History Matters: Du Bois on Garvey

For Students 9th - 10th
The full title of this article by W.E.B. DuBois is "The Collapse of the Only Thing in the Garvey Movement Which Was Original or Promising." DuBois wrote in detail about the collapse of the Black Star Line, Garvey's steamship line which...
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University of Massachusetts

U Mass Amherst: Du Bois Central

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of resources about W.E.B. DuBois, founder of the NAACP, who committed his life to opposing racial and social injustices. Includes photographs, papers, information on the Niagara Movement, exhibits, timeline, and a biography...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Making of African American Identity: Public Image

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The resources examines images that illustrate and challenge black stereotypes of the late-nineteenth century, primarily focusing on W. E. B. Du Bois' African American photographs assembled for the 1900 Paris Exposition.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Leadership, Making of African American Identity: V. 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay in which W. E. B. Du Bois discusses the need for a black elite. This essay, "The Talented Tenth" is provided, illustrating his efforts to improve the social standing of African Americans.
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Digital History

Digital History: Two Paths Towards Equality [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
During the time of rising segregation in the late 19th century two African-American leaders offered two opposite views about how to advance civil rights for African-Americans. Read about the philosophies of those leaders. Booker T....
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Robin Chew

Lucid Cafe: Du Bois Overview and Links

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the life and career of W.E.B. DuBois. Provides information pertaining to his political interests and his involvement in the NAACP. Related links to other civil rights leaders and issues are presented.
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Black Past

Black Past: Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief encyclopedia article gives information about W. E. B. DuBois, the controversial founder of the NAACP. He was the foremost black intellect of the early 1900's.