Reading Like a Historian: Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois

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In this lesson, students analyze primary source documents in an effort to answer the central historical question: Who was a stronger advocate for African-Americans, Booker T. Washington or W.E.B. DuBois? The teacher first uses a mini-lecture and a streaming video clip from Discovery Education to explain late 19th-century race relations in the South. Students then analyze an excerpt from Washington’s ‘Atlanta Compromise’ speech as the teacher models—extensively—sourcing, contextualization, corroboration, and close reading techniques, answering questions on a graphic organizer. Students then do the same, on their own, with a selection from DuBois’ Souls of Black Folk. A final class discussion evaluates the 2 men: who was more right in his approach, given the historical context?

Publisher: CPALMS
Last Updated: 11/25/2013

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Grade 11 High School NSDL NGSSS: Social Studies CCSS: English Language Arts
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