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Prompt:
Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois are both renowned Black American scholars. Their work and philosophies regarding Black education and racial progress are still referred to even today. For your first long-form writing assignment you will write an essay which analyzes W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington’s different philosophies. Through this analysis you will explain what the two different men believed in, how that applied to Black Americans during that time, and how facts of that time period and prior informed their different philosophies. You will be expected to posit what you see as strengths and weaknesses in both of their philosophies regarding education and racial uplift. This essay is not asking you to side with either scholar but rather to critically analyze both of their philosophies and identify possible strengths and weaknesses on both sides. Because this is an exercise in critical engagement you need to identify strengths and weaknesses on both sides—identifying weaknesses may be difficult but it can be done with enough thoughtful engagement. All of your arguments should be supported with evidence from your readings. Below are questions which will help you orient your work:
1. How do Du Bois and Washington identify the treatment of Black people in the United States? What are their views when it comes to equality, enfranchisement, and freedom? How do these two see racial uplift/progress?
2. What did Du Bois and Washington see as vital steps to be taken in order to achieve their visions for Black Americans? What did Black Americans have to do in order to follow the philosophies of Du Bois? What did Black Americans have to do in order to follow the philosophies of Washington?
3. How do these two scholars define higher education? What do they see as important educational values and goals?
In writing this it will be helpful to think through how these two scholars differed in their platforms regarding Black education and racial uplift/progress. While this is not a compare and contrast essay, it would be useful for you to think through the similarities and differences of these scholars as you write.
Sources: You must use sources from class (the textbook and supplemental materials provided to you in lecture, OnCourse, and through discussion section. Supplemental materials include the readings as well as any films watched in class). You must use the Painter textbook as well as at least two other sources from the course—this means a minimum of three sources from class. Outside sources are permissible as well and are highly recommended to help you flesh out your arguments. Outside sources must be from Du Bois or Washington’s writings or academic sources (such as journal articles and books). Wikipedia, the History Channel, PBS, and blogs are not acceptable sources to be cited for this essay. These have not gone through the same rigorous review processes as academic sources have and therefore are not appropriate for the purposes of this assignment.
Any and all sources must be properly cited. You will need a Works Cited page at the end of your paper. Direct quotes get cited, as well as any paraphrased quotes or facts you get from these sources. Follow the (Author’s Last Name Page #) format for in-text citations. MLA formatting is the required style for this assignment. Writing services and Purdue Online Writing Lab will be able to answer any questions regarding MLA formatting you may have. If you find you have questions that these two services cannot address then please communicate your concerns with me. (Link to Purdue OWL’s MLA guide: https://bit.ly/1gizrjr)
On Plagiarism: If you fail to cite your sources and quote them properly you will be guilty of plagiarism. This assignment is not for you to present me with what other scholars have said about these two men; I want to hear your critical thoughts not anyone else’s.
Length and Formatting:
1. Length of paper: 750-1250 words (essentially 3-5 pages). Include a word count at the end of the paper. Everything in this essay should have a purpose; filler statements just to reach the page length expectations are not acceptable. 750 word minimum is for the body of your essay—your name, the class section, and title of the paper are not included in the word-count expectation.
2. Times New Roman font and double spaced.
3. Standard margins (one inch all around. If you are using a version of Microsoft Word earlier than 2013 you will have to manually change the margins as Word 2010 and earlier versions tend to set 1.5” margins as the standard).
4. Your Works Cited Page must be properly formatted! If you are unsure of how to format a Works Cited Page please go to Writing Services or Purdue’s Online Writing Lab.