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Noel: Let’s talk W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington. How was their relationship? Rush: Contrary to popular belief, Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. were friends before they publicly split ways.

But Washington's philosophy of racial uplift was bitterly opposed by some African American intellectuals, most notably W.E.B. Du Bois. In 1903, Du Bois published the essay, "Of Mr. Booker T.

Though they lived more than 120 years apart, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Booker T. Washington ... the comments from his contemporary, W.E.B. Du Bois, who was also the founder ...

The magnet book incorrectly labels W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington and Carter G. Woodson Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working in journalism ...