W. E. B. Dubois Progressive Era

The Progressive Era: W.E.B. Du Bois The late 1800s and early 1900s, otherwise known as the “progressive era”, was a time for mass change in the United States. This change would not be possible without the likes of people like William Jennings Bryan, Susan B. Anthony, Jacob Riis, and W.E.B. Du Bois. However, credit may be given to many more than just these few pieces to the puzzle of the Progressive movement. The United States we know today was constructed by these brave people that pushed for rights that were not originally given. W.E.B. Du Bois was born to Alfred and Mary on February 23, 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Born a Protestant, DuBois rarely showed any affiliation with religion and seemed to lack care when it came to the

This movement was strongly against Booker T. Washington’s stance on the path to African American advancement of society. The reasoning behind the name is due to the strong flow compared of change to the strong flow of Niagara Falls. To boost the movement’s momentum, DuBois edited “the Moon” and “the Horizon.” With the contribution of these factors, this movement became one of the most prominent pushes for African American civil rights. Its demands for African American suffrage and equal educational and economic opportunity created a powerful message to the people of America. The African Americans were tired of social injustice and urged for segregation to come to an

Wells and W.E.B. DuBois to take charge and lead the reformation for African American rights. However, they were not the only ones that contributed to this movement. Among the likes of Florence Kelly, Ida Tarbell, Eugen Debs, and the many others, W.E.B. DuBois is just a small piece of the “Progressive Era” puzzle. It was only possible through the collective effort of all who contributed to the movement that the necessary changes were made and the reforms presented were successful. Without said social reform, who knows what the state the country would be in