Chasing the American Dream: W.E.B Du Bois, A. Philip Randolph and Booker T. Washington's Impact on the Civil Rights Movement and Citizenship, 1910-1966

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dc.contributorWilson, Lucas
dc.contributorForjwuor, Bernard
dc.contributor.advisorSmith, Preston
dc.contributor.authorHarding, Christine
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-27T12:46:48Z
dc.date.available2016-06-27T12:46:48Z
dc.date.gradyear2016en_US
dc.date.issued2016-06-27
dc.description.abstractThe question that will be addressed in this thesis is: what are the theories of African American advancement articulated by W.E.B Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, and A. Philip Randolph? How did their theories on education, politics and economic opportunity create the intellectual milieu which influenced the ideals and activities of the Civil Rights Movement? In response to the questions proposed, I believe that all three aforementioned political theorists, through their life’s work and publications, speak to this topic of African-American advancement in context to their time. DuBois, Washington and Randolph lived during an era of two World Wars, the establishment and dismantlement of Jim Crow and most importantly, during this renaissance of Black life within the United States. All of three of these theorists through their work reflected on the relationship that exists between the United States and African-Americans and proposed ways in which African-Americans can further advance in efforts to become as full and active citizens of the United States. Specifically delving into the categories of education, politics and economic opportunity, I plan on discussing theories proposed by DuBois, Washington and Randolph and discuss in which ways their theories influenced the intellectual, socioeconomic and political milieu that influenced the course of the Civil Rights Movement.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipPoliticsen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10166/3896
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rights.restrictedpublicen_US
dc.subjectAfrican American political thoughten_US
dc.subjectW.E.B. Du Boisen_US
dc.subjectBooker T. Washingtonen_US
dc.subjectA. Philip Randolphen_US
dc.subjectcivil rights movementen_US
dc.subjectAmerican Dreamen_US
dc.subjectcitizenshipen_US
dc.titleChasing the American Dream: W.E.B Du Bois, A. Philip Randolph and Booker T. Washington's Impact on the Civil Rights Movement and Citizenship, 1910-1966en_US
dc.typeThesis
mhc.degreeUndergraduateen_US
mhc.institutionMount Holyoke College

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