While each leader in the civil rights
movement strived to be equal to whites, it was a dangerous place to be because
there were so many roads to get there. Booker Washington and Martin Luther
wanted to win the country over through patience, hard work, and proving they
deserved to be equal. On the other side sat W.E.B. Du Bois who was more forceful
and openly opposed Washington while Luther supported his ways. Malcom X was a
fearful leader whose followers learned the importance of self-image and how
important black people are as individuals, despite what white leaders may say. Throughout
each movement of these leaders, they had a common theme, which was to raise up
a generation who is viewed as equals. However, with the mixed messages each was
going off to the people of America, it is easy to see how the message was
sometimes blurred. Through it all, African Americans were ultimately able to
pull their forces together and break down the wall of cultural hegemony that
they were facing.
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