Washington,+DuBois,+and+Garvey+Activity+10-11

Today's class will focus on the early civil rights leaders: Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, and Marcus Garvey. While there was a push for greater rights for African-Americans during this time frame, there was great disagreement in how to achieve these rights. In some cases, there was even disagreement over what rights they should be pursuing!

Your first task for today is to do a little bit of background research on each of these three civil rights leaders. Questions to consider are:
 * When and where were they born?
 * What was their educational background?
 * What was their occupation prior to getting involved in the civil rights movement?

To do this use the following links to conduct your research: [|Booker T. Washington], [|W.E.B. DuBois], and [|Marcus Garvey]

Once you have answered those questions, it's time to look at what they actually did and said. Here, I want you to answer these three questions:
 * What were their beliefs about how to obtain equal rights for African-Americans?
 * What specific rights were they pushing for?
 * What actions did they take in their push for equal rights?

To answer these questions, use the links above in addition to the following primary sources:

Upon completion of your research, I would like you to answer the following question in 1-2 paragraphs: Which of these early reformers had, in your opinion, the best plan for achieving equal rights for African Americans? Why? You can email me your responses when you are finished with this.