During the time between 1877 and 1915, black Americans experiences many social and economic and political difficulties. Many African Americans supported the program of Booker T. Washington, the most prominent black leader of the late 19th and early 20th century, who counseled them to focus on modest economic goals and to accept temporary social discrimination. Others, led by the African-American intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois, wanted to challenge segregation through political action. Washington and Du Bois …showed first 75 words of 726 total…

…showed last 75 words of 726 total…First, political power, Second, insistence on civil rights, Third, higher education of Negro youth...” While Dubois respected Washington and his accomplishments, he felt that blacks needed political power to protect what they had worked for. Booker T. Washington An W.E.B. Du Bois shared different views on poverty and discrimination faced by black Americans. Despite these conflicts, they paved the way for future institutions and organizations that protect the civil rights of African Americans.