Reminding people that black philosophy and ideas of how to make change are not monolithic is very important. Too often people feel that if you don't agree with one view you are against progress, when in reality there have always been debates and discussions as to what is really the right way. Like any other group, black Americans are internally diverse and we should not reduce them to a simple single stream of belief, thought, or identity.
I think it says a lot about a person when later in life they are able to see that some of their earlier views were not as progressive or helpful as they initially thought, when they change their mind. I get the impression that we're conditioned to think that changing your mind is a sign of weakness and being fickle or an opportunist; whereas it should be that if you have new information or new insight, you can and probably should change your opinion or stance.
Booker T. Washington was not as separate as this episode makes him appear. Washington constantly solicited wealthy white people to support Tuskegee University. Also, he was a powerful adviser to the Republican Party about political appointments in the South. Also, I should like to mention that one of the most brilliant men of the period was George Washington Carver of Tuskegee University. Carver advised both blacks and whites on his agricultural policies. Only foolish people ignored him.
Thanks you so much! As a foreign grad student trying to understand the basics in American history, this series is a great resource for me! And this video is so clearly articulated.
These short courses are full of content and thoughtful analysis. The comparison of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois is just one example. You have to really know your material to be able to present it in such a condensed format. Thank you Dr. Smith!!!
Listening to the story of these two men was inspiring. They both come to the same status from different social standings and thrivein bettering their communities, wich ends up influencing the whole country. They were not perfect, but they learned and widened their view points as they kept working on their matters. Even if they would have succeded so much in what they were trying to do, they would have lived a good life.
I still sometimes agree with Booker T. Washington about integration. Integration was a blessing in the sense that we have the opportunity to socialize with other groups of races. But under segregation we were forced to buy black - use black banks, use black buses, buy from black stores, etc. And the business owners in our community benefited as a result. As opposed to now: more people are willing to buy white bc it’s more accessible and we mess up the businesses of our own communities and complain against them.
My question is why is WE Dubois thought of as the softer version of the black thinkers of the early 1900s? I feel that he was a bit more radical than Booker T Washington?
I feel like there's some parallel to what happened here in South Africa with the African National Congress - itself also initially put together by people who'd gone through the mission school system and included lawyers like Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo into the 1960s. But it became clear that it would have to become a popular movement to fight apartheid - it couldn't just rely on the most educated people.
They were both correct in their philosophy. Too much emphasis was put into integration that helped contribute to the economic dependency on the white population for employment. While at the same time, white supremacy was literally burning down and dropping bombs on successful communities, such as Tulsa, OK.
In high school we watched crash course a lot and I was glad that resource was available to me then. The fact that it has expanded to having a Black American history series is truly amazing and I am so glad a resource like is available for free in the internet for anyone to learn from.
Washington's failing was probably in his idealism. His ideas might have had merit if we could assume that people's attitudes towards race and acceptances has their foundations in logic. But even cursory examination shows that was certainly not the case.
I know the "what is philosophy" examples at the beginning of the video were meant to be a joke (at least I hope), but I think a more serious explanation of what philosophy is was in order there, since many people have the misconception that philosophy is just empty speculation. Philosophy, including the works of black philosophers, is very consequential, and fascinating.
The divergent views of these two men is similar to those of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. They both wanted equality but each chose a separate path to obtain it. As recent events are a stark reminder, neither achieved their goal.
It's been awhile since high school, so this is exactly the kind of refresher I needed as I wonder, at 11:30 pm: now what was that tiff between Washington and Dubois about, again....?
The debate about whether college is important is still a factor today. Even though attending technical schools are very popular, the college degree still quite a bit of status in comparison. It all depends on what you value the most-money or a degree.
So my privileged white butt caught myself casually making a dismissive comment towards the month of February being Black History Month and I was ashamed of my words with a lack of a profound knowledge of the slavery times in America so I decided it would behoof of me to gain said knowledge and that is how I came across this crash course and all I can say is I love the way you teach and the benefit these videos have already started having on my life. Thank you for your time and your gift of knowledge. May God be with us all.
Thank you for this post. I personally and professionally agree with Mr. Washington’s approach. I was appalled when I learned of the “Talented 10th” philosophy.
I am grateful that these two men paved the way for us to be successful black Americans through jobs and education, we are able to excel from poverty. We have come a long way in America and I am ever so grateful. We have the tools to be successful and no one is holding us back any longer! It's sad that in some countries they do not have these privileges which is why I say these men deserve standing ovations and job well done!
This is an awsome breakdown, but Duboi's later writings actually define clearer his writing about Black Elite Intellectuals not Black Elite Businessmen. But both Dubois & Washington somewhat agreed with the idea or at least expressed that dichotomy of Black advcmnt through dual development of the Intellect and abilities to actually, & physically working towards Industrialization. By this time of 1895 White America had spread spread its most early tenticals into Latin America since the Platt Amendment through Monroeism, & A few others that escape me. And newly arrived Europeans mainly Italians & other groups in the Southern half of the US since the 1870's. So Industrialization for Black America without controling the means of production in America the situation gets bogged down, and looses the the mass attention that it once had. Not much difference of a tactic was used in Latin America to undermine its growth and internal division. where Labor & ownership will bring you wealth despite the system against them cause they're the poor & cannot advance under existing political regims. The dream & just the dream is more tangible than the reality in which they actually exist in.
Thank you for showing that photograph of Booker T Washington and Taft. I have a photograph of my Evangelical Bible Thumping White Republican great great grandfather who was the president of Chatham Women's college with Taft as they spoke to the students promoting women's rights. I wish there was more discussion about WEB DuBois, his favorable views (like the New York Times, and many other progressive Democrats) of fascism and even Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union and Maoism. And I wish there was more discussion of what became of DuBois and Ghana, which was founded upon his and MLK's ideals and immediately devolved into totalitarianism, where dissent and dissenting parties were outlawed. Ghana then was taken over by a string of dictators, and has only been a stable democracy for a few years now. Meanwhile, the United States and our republic has been stable for 160 thank God. DuBois has had many positive impacts on our American journey, but I think time has proven "dyed in the wool Republican" Frederick Douglass who rejected socialism as "utter nonsense" and Booker T Washington more right, and DuBois as very misguided whose Big Government ideas lead to totalitarianism.
Movie uncle tom 2 brought be here to see the difference between them. I can tell you like debois though he destroyed the black community with communism.
Reminding people that black philosophy and ideas of how to make change are not monolithic is very important. Too often people feel that if you don't agree with one view you are against progress, when in reality there have always been debates and discussions as to what is really the right way. Like any other group, black Americans are internally diverse and we should not reduce them to a simple single stream of belief, thought, or identity.
Not americans but my wife and I are just blown away by this series every week, it’s just excellent and should be part of the national curriculum.
I think it says a lot about a person when later in life they are able to see that some of their earlier views were not as progressive or helpful as they initially thought, when they change their mind. I get the impression that we're conditioned to think that changing your mind is a sign of weakness and being fickle or an opportunist; whereas it should be that if you have new information or new insight, you can and probably should change your opinion or stance.
Booker T. Washington was not as separate as this episode makes him appear. Washington constantly solicited wealthy white people to support Tuskegee University. Also, he was a powerful adviser to the Republican Party about political appointments in the South.
Also, I should like to mention that one of the most brilliant men of the period was George Washington Carver of Tuskegee University. Carver advised both blacks and whites on his agricultural policies. Only foolish people ignored him.
Thank you for giving Booker T. a fair shake here. He often gets a great deal of unwarranted negativity directed towards him.
I want to hire the narrator to read me bedtime stories, he has a very comforting voice
Thanks you so much! As a foreign grad student trying to understand the basics in American history, this series is a great resource for me! And this video is so clearly articulated.
I love that first day viewership has been creeping upward, everyone needs this series not because its an American story, but because its a human one.
This whole series helped me in my African American class!! I really enjoy watching these videos.
These short courses are full of content and thoughtful analysis. The comparison of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois is just one example. You have to really know your material to be able to present it in such a condensed format. Thank you Dr. Smith!!!
Listening to the story of these two men was inspiring. They both come to the same status from different social standings and thrivein bettering their communities, wich ends up influencing the whole country.
They were not perfect, but they learned and widened their view points as they kept working on their matters.
Even if they would have succeded so much in what they were trying to do, they would have lived a good life.
I still sometimes agree with Booker T. Washington about integration. Integration was a blessing in the sense that we have the opportunity to socialize with other groups of races. But under segregation we were forced to buy black - use black banks, use black buses, buy from black stores, etc. And the business owners in our community benefited as a result. As opposed to now: more people are willing to buy white bc it’s more accessible and we mess up the businesses of our own communities and complain against them.
My question is why is WE Dubois thought of as the softer version of the black thinkers of the early 1900s? I feel that he was a bit more radical than Booker T Washington?
I feel like there's some parallel to what happened here in South Africa with the African National Congress - itself also initially put together by people who'd gone through the mission school system and included lawyers like Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo into the 1960s. But it became clear that it would have to become a popular movement to fight apartheid - it couldn't just rely on the most educated people.
Good video, explained in easy way, for all to understand
They were both correct in their philosophy. Too much emphasis was put into integration that helped contribute to the economic dependency on the white population for employment. While at the same time, white supremacy was literally burning down and dropping bombs on successful communities, such as Tulsa, OK.
Oh sweet! I read about these guys for my junior theme project way back in high school to coincide with my readings on Invisible Man and Black Boy.
5:46 this made my cry🥲
In high school we watched crash course a lot and I was glad that resource was available to me then. The fact that it has expanded to having a Black American history series is truly amazing and I am so glad a resource like is available for free in the internet for anyone to learn from.
I'm enjoying this series immensely and learning quite a bit. Thank you for all the hard work that goes into creating each video.
Could you make an episode covering some of the greatest black scientists?
Really appreciate the lighthearted comment about your toddler becoming a chicken. Also, kudos for saying it with a straight face.
This series is so good
Thanks you alot this video helped me and my friend a lot about go crazy in our English Class
Thanks for this Clint, showing it to my students today.
I had no idea about the talented tenth concept, really making me question du Bois yikes. Thank you for the enlightening videos!
Great video bruh
Thank you brother!! This video is very insightful!!
Well done , thank you for this offering - it helped Me put several things into modern perspective . GD
Washington's failing was probably in his idealism. His ideas might have had merit if we could assume that people's attitudes towards race and acceptances has their foundations in logic. But even cursory examination shows that was certainly not the case.
I know the "what is philosophy" examples at the beginning of the video were meant to be a joke (at least I hope), but I think a more serious explanation of what philosophy is was in order there, since many people have the misconception that philosophy is just empty speculation. Philosophy, including the works of black philosophers, is very consequential, and fascinating.
Excellently and elegantly contrasted. Great video
This whole series has been so eye opening!
Great video. Thanks for sharing
Great balance and focused perspective.
Thank you
Thanks again! Truly informative. Please keep up the content/series
The divergent views of these two men is similar to those of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. They both wanted equality but each chose a separate path to obtain it.
As recent events are a stark reminder, neither achieved their goal.
Thank you for this
It's been awhile since high school, so this is exactly the kind of refresher I needed as I wonder, at 11:30 pm: now what was that tiff between Washington and Dubois about, again....?
This video is great. American history is black history.
The debate about whether college is important is still a factor today. Even though attending technical schools are very popular, the college degree still quite a bit of status in comparison. It all depends on what you value the most-money or a degree.
I highly recommend "I am a Black American" by William "Smokey" Robinson. One can be a black American and be proud of both.
Booker T. Washington was the more practical one.
Nice smash ultimate edits
Loved this, thank you! I learned a lot.
why didnt u compare Marcus Garvey instead of Booker ? they go throgh similar points and Garvey actualy lived at the same period of Dubois
Outstanding presentation!
This is great.
both of them are awesome folk!
So my privileged white butt caught myself casually making a dismissive comment towards the month of February being Black History Month and I was ashamed of my words with a lack of a profound knowledge of the slavery times in America so I decided it would behoof of me to gain said knowledge and that is how I came across this crash course and all I can say is I love the way you teach and the benefit these videos have already started having on my life. Thank you for your time and your gift of knowledge. May God be with us all.
Library of America has issued two volumes of the writings of W. E. B. Du Bois.
Thank you for this post. I personally and professionally agree with Mr. Washington’s approach. I was appalled when I learned of the “Talented 10th” philosophy.
I am grateful that these two men paved the way for us to be successful black Americans through jobs and education, we are able to excel from poverty. We have come a long way in America and I am ever so grateful. We have the tools to be successful and no one is holding us back any longer! It's sad that in some countries they do not have these privileges which is why I say these men deserve standing ovations and job well done!
Really really enjoyed this episode. Thank you.
Breathtakingly beautiful analysis/&dissection🤝🏿📽👑
This is an awsome breakdown, but Duboi's later writings actually define clearer his writing about Black Elite Intellectuals not Black Elite Businessmen. But both Dubois & Washington somewhat agreed with the idea or at least expressed that dichotomy of Black advcmnt through dual development of the Intellect and abilities to actually, & physically working towards Industrialization. By this time of 1895 White America had spread spread its most early tenticals into Latin America since the Platt Amendment through Monroeism, & A few others that escape me. And newly arrived Europeans mainly Italians & other groups in the Southern half of the US since the 1870's. So Industrialization for Black America without controling the means of production in America the situation gets bogged down, and looses the the mass attention that it once had. Not much difference of a tactic was used in Latin America to undermine its growth and internal division. where Labor & ownership will bring you wealth despite the system against them cause they're the poor & cannot advance under existing political regims. The dream & just the dream is more tangible than the reality in which they actually exist in.
Thanks for this!!!! Love this videos specifically
I love this!!! Keep it up!
Thanks
I want more, more in depth look at and easier explaining for us less educated folk, please. Any reference material?
Congratulations black man on a PhD
Always thought it was pronounced DuBwah
Thank you for showing that photograph of Booker T Washington and Taft. I have a photograph of my Evangelical Bible Thumping White Republican great great grandfather who was the president of Chatham Women's college with Taft as they spoke to the students promoting women's rights.
I wish there was more discussion about WEB DuBois, his favorable views (like the New York Times, and many other progressive Democrats) of fascism and even Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union and Maoism. And I wish there was more discussion of what became of DuBois and Ghana, which was founded upon his and MLK's ideals and immediately devolved into totalitarianism, where dissent and dissenting parties were outlawed.
Ghana then was taken over by a string of dictators, and has only been a stable democracy for a few years now. Meanwhile, the United States and our republic has been stable for 160 thank God.
DuBois has had many positive impacts on our American journey, but I think time has proven "dyed in the wool Republican" Frederick Douglass who rejected socialism as "utter nonsense" and Booker T Washington more right, and DuBois as very misguided whose Big Government ideas lead to totalitarianism.
Very balanced presentation.
Booker T. Washington was objectively more correct in his approach. Change my mind.
Movie uncle tom 2 brought be here to see the difference between them. I can tell you like debois though he destroyed the black community with communism.
Thats a lotta chiken