Pathfinder for Ida B. Wells, Booker T. Washington. WEB Dubois

WJHS Pathfinder for U. S. History

DEBATE: The Views of Ida B. Wells, Booker T. Washington
and W.E.B. DuBois

Ida B. Wells

Booker T. Washington

W.E.B. DuBois

Picture Source: GaleNet DISCovering Biography

Assignment

Topics

Searching the Shelves

Learning Research
Hub

Internet Sites

Assignment

We will be having a debate in class this Thursday, February 17, 2000, on what should be
done for African Americans with growing racial inequality in the United States. You will
take on the persona of one of the following people:

W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
Ida B. Wells

In order to successfully argue in this class debate, you will research about what this person
believes about certain issues. No matter who you are assigned to research, you need
to answer the following questions.

1. How important is education to African Americans according to this person?
What kind of education should African Americans get according to this person?

2. What methods does this person advocate to better the situation for African
Americans?

3. What did they found/ lead/ help start/ or create to help the situation for
African Americans?

4. What segment of the population did they try to influence?

Instructor: Ms. K. Schneider 2/00

Topics: Debate Issues

The best way to help African Americans is by training them for jobs that will be accepted by the "white" public . This way, African Americans can build up economic strength, and then have a better position from which to advocate for further civil rights.

The best method to get rid of racial inequality is to expose injustices to the public. This can be done
by writing pamphlets or to a local newspaper, or speaking in public.

African Americans should be allowed to attend whatever school they wish, and should be allowed to take on any profession they wish.

African Americans should focus on getting rid of racial inequality and injustice during reconstruction, before
they concentrate on anything else.

Searching the Shelves

All computers in the library can access the Media Center's Electronic Card Catalog. It is located on the Global Access Menu under Media Center Programs. The Catalog identifies all the holdings (books, etc.) of the WJHS Media Center. It is also possible to search for materials on the MCPS Library Catalog Online. Be sure to set the limits of your search to Walter Johnson HS only.

If you wish to expand your research use this link to Other Libraries. This link provides direct connections to the Montgomery County Public Library system, as well as libraries at NIH, University of Maryland, the Library of Congress and others.

Learning Research Hub

Walter Johnson’s Learning Research Hub provides access to a catalog of all books and materials
located in the Media Center, and to a wide variety of general and subject-based online
reference materials. The links below provide useful research tools for this project.

General Resources*
Encyclopedia, Almanacs, Dictionaries, Atlases

News & Magazine Resources*

Social Studies Resources*

* When using GaleNet select: DISCovering Biography, DISCovering U.S. History,
DISCovering Multicultural America, DISCovering Authors

Internet Sites
Use the following Internet Sites for information on this project. If you discover other useful
Internet sites complete the Internet Checklist (copies available in Media Center) to authenticate the site.

Biography da B. Wells-Barnett (1861-1930)

Ida B. Wells Barnett

Just the Arti-FACTS - Ida B. Wells

Wells-Barnett, Ida Bell

Ida B. Wells-Barnett House

Ida B.Wells: A Biographical Tribute

Ida B. Wells Initiates Post-Reconstruction Protests

Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Her Passion for Justice

IDA B. WELLS, CRUSADER FOR JUSTICE

Ida B. Wells Barnett -- Starkville High School

The Equal Rights League, from Crusade for Justice Ida B. Wells-Barnett, (1862-1931)

Ida B. Wells, 1862-1931