User Clip: American Writers, Writings of B. Washington and Du Bois – African American Education in the Post-Civil War Reconstruction Era

Benjamin F. Payton, President, Tuskegee University, describes Booker T. Washington’s position on education for emancipated people focusing on trades, technical education and higher education. Contrasting this to W. E. B. Du Bois’s education position, Payton explains Du Bois’s concept for the Talented 10th who would achieve a qualitative higher education and become future leaders. Kenneth M. Hamilton, author and historian, discusses Booker T. Washington’s support of African American entrepreneurs competing in the general marketplace. close