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title: "How did the ideas of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois challenge traditional ideas of African American identity?"  
description: "How did the ideas of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois challenge traditional ideas of African American identity?"  
author: "Cox elliott"  
published: 2018-04-25  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41647/how-did-the-ideas-of-booker-t-washington-and-w-e-b-dubois-challenge-traditional-ideas-of-african-american-identity  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How did the ideas of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois challenge traditional ideas of African American identity?

How did the ideas of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois [challenge](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34754/which-indian-sportsman-has-clinched-the-men-s-singles-title-at-the-austrian-open-international-challenge-badminton-tournament) traditional ideas of [African American](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51325/why-did-a-significatn-portion-of-the-african-american-populations-shift-as-a-result-of-world-war-2) [identity](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13090/icon-the-identity-of-your-brand)?


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