Education & Schools
Education as Liberation
For W.E.B. Du Bois, education was central to Black liberation. Throughout his tenure at The Crisis, he championed liberal arts education against Booker T. Washington’s industrial model, documented inequality in Southern schools, and celebrated Black colleges and universities.
Key Themes
The Talented Tenth Du Bois’s vision of cultivating Black intellectual leadership through higher education. Articles profiled exceptional students, celebrated college achievements, and defended classical education.
Public School Inequality Detailed documentation of funding disparities, inferior facilities, and unequal access to education in segregated Southern school systems.
Historically Black Colleges Celebration and defense of institutions like Howard, Fisk, and Atlanta University. Du Bois chronicled their achievements while advocating for their independence and adequate funding.
Industrial vs. Liberal Arts Ongoing debate with Booker T. Washington’s Tuskegee model. Du Bois argued for intellectual development alongside vocational training.
Teachers & Educational Leadership Profiles of Black educators, discussions of teacher training, and the importance of Black control over Black education.
Major Topics
- Southern Public Schools - Inequality, funding, segregation
- Black Colleges - Hampton debate, institutional independence, curriculum
- Elementary Education - Rural schools, literacy campaigns, teacher quality
- Adult Education - Night schools, continuing education, literacy
- Educational Policy - Federal aid, state funding, school boards
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