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The Negro in the South

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Through this comparison, he sets up his main point about the economic value of slave labor to the South's economy, where slaves worked as both skilled and common laborers, saying they could use those skills to their advantage. Washington also adds a bit to the end of his lecture regarding the relationship that Black Americans have with Christianity and how that helped them when creating a life after slavery.
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and Reconstruction there will still be attempts to continue this system in the name of profit. This concept is succinctly stated as follows: "racism was deeply entrenched in a long surviving economic system in which blacks were portrayed as inferior with the functional motive of facilitating economic
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Mr. Washington, on the other hand, believed that the Negro as an efficient worker could gain wealth and that eventually through his ownership of capital he would be able to achieve a recognized place in American culture and then educate his children as he might wish and develop his possibilities. For
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Once again, Du Bois brings up the concept of serfdom, this time going into detail about the parallels between serfdom and slavery in the South. He mentions that religion in the South originally reinforced slavery, where there was a recognized hierarchy in religious practices that were then paralleled
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In Du Bois' first lecture, he touches upon similar ideas to Washington's "The Economic Development of the Negro Race in Slavery" and "The Economic Development of the Negro Race Since its Emancipation," where Du Bois focuses on slavery as an economic driver of the South. He looks at the changes in the
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Seven years before "Religion in the South," Du Bois wrote the brief essay "The Religion of the American Negro," where he discussed the church's function as a haven in midst of oppression and segregation for Black people. He also used his idea of equating slavery to serfdom in other statements beyond
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A prominent part of Washington's ideology was that in order for Black people's situation to improve, they needed a good economic foundation where they needed to work diligently and gain property. His belief was that in focusing on improving their economic situation, or valuing the importance of what
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If, then, we are to study the history of religion in the South, we must first divest ourselves of prejudice, pro and con; we must try to put ourselves in the place of those who are seeking to read the riddle of life and grant to them about the same general charity and same general desire to do right
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Washington opens his first lecture discussing the institution of slavery, briefly touching upon his personal experience. He questions the difference in experiences between Native Americans and Black Americans, saying it came down to Native Americans "refus to submit" to the demands of White people.
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Continuing where he left off on "the Economic Development of the Negro Race in Slavery," Washington states that he wishes to talk about the things that were to Black Americans' disadvantage when creating a life post-slavery. He analyzes the educational disparity between White and Black American
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While the four essays all deal with slavery's impact on the South since its introduction, each focuses on a specific aspect, as evidenced in their titles. Both topics, economy and religion, are topics that the two men constantly spoke about during their time as activists.
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through his discussion of serfdom paralleling the experiences of Black people. In his use of 'serfdom' to express his points, he wants to underline that Antebellum America, especially the South, profited off the labor of slaves, and that even after the
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churches spread. Du Bois brings up various anecdotes shared to him by reverends and other Black Americans. He discusses the co-optation of religion by Black Americans, where Northern and Southern Black Americans worshipped in their own way.
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that we find in the average human being. On the other hand, we must not, in striving to be charitable, be false to truth and right. Slavery in the United States was an economic mistake and a moral crime. This we cannot forget.
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In Du Bois' personal life, he "retained a deep spiritual identification with the radical, messianic tradition of black faith," and was a lifelong critic of Western Christianity.
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In 1940, Du Bois was writing about his early relationship with Washington, and when discussing Washington's economic beliefs said the following:
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this reason he proposed to put the emphasis at present upon training in the skilled trades and encouragement in industry and common labor.
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are split evenly between Du Bois and Washington, with Washington authoring the first two lectures and Du Bois authoring the latter two.
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This lecture contains far more anecdotes than his previous one. Washington also briefly mentions the economic costs of teaching, using
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Black American Writers: Bibliographical Essays, Volume 1: The Beginnings Through the Harlem Renaissance and Langston Hughes
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in the practice of slavery. This notion was challenged, he says, as abolition sentiments grew stronger and the democratic
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after the Civil War, which also made it difficult for former slaves to find independence of their former masters.
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from that year. Washington and Du Bois had recently co-contributed to the Washington-edited 1903 collection
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South after Reconstruction, where after dismantling the institution of slavery Southerners tried to keep the
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were not well protected by state and federal governments. He may have also been referring to the rise of
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Du Bois discusses the ethics of slavery, looking at it through the context of Christianity. He states:
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he called "green power," they would gain the rights many were fighting a losing battle for.
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Du Bois' beliefs regarding the intersection of race and economics have roots in
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children, bringing up his personal experiences at the Hampton Institute (now
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In "The Economic Revolution in the South," Du Bois touches upon aspects of
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The Suppression of the African Slave-trade to the United States of America
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Booker T. Washington and His Critics: The Problem of Negro Leadership
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Dusk of Dawn: An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept
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1907 book by W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington
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Index

W. E. B. Du Bois
Booker T. Washington
African-American people
southern
United States
William Levi Bull Lectures on Christian Sociology
The Negro Problem
Hampton University
Tuskegee Institute
Gloucester County, Virginia
serfdom
Methodist
Baptist
Marxist ideology
economic determinism
Dusk of Dawn
Antebellum Southern culture
paternalism
Civil War
Reconstruction Amendments
Freedman's Bureau
sharecropping
List of books written by Booker T. Washington
List of books written by W. E. B. Du Bois
ISBN
978-1-349-81436-7



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