Unlike William E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington

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Booker T. Washington advocated for African Americans to improve their economic conditions through vocational education, believing that this would lead to gradual gains in civil rights and respect from white Americans. Unlike Du Bois, who was more confrontational and advocated for immediate civil rights and higher education, Washington emphasized practical skills and accommodation to the social realities of the time.