Different approaches to diversity issues

 Empowering African Americans—Two Strategies

Here you will focus on the approaches of Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois. Other noted names and certainly different organizations will become part of your inquiry. Washington’s famous 1895 “Atlanta Compromise” speech (labeled such later by critics) sets the tone. One might find virtues, problems and successes associated with both strategies. You might see elements of each in strategies of later leaders and related issues even today.

Sources: Schultz, p. 340–2, 400–1, 404–5. See http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/39/; and see http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/40

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Use the Strayer      Writing Standards (SWS).      The format is different than other formats like APA. Please take a moment      to review the SWS documentation for details.
• Be typed, double spaced between lines, using Times New Roman font, Calibri,      Arial, or Courier (size 10, 11, or 12), with one-inch margins on all      sides; citations and sources must follow SWS format. You must have a      Sources list at the end; each source listed must also be cited in the body      of the paper with an in-text citation. Check with your professor for      any additional instructions. 
• The preferred      file software is Microsoft Word (part of MS-Office). Alternatively, a student can use      Windows’ WordPad (not NotePad) or OpenOffice. (Please do not submit files in .pdf format or Apple’s Pages or google      docs.) 
• Include a cover page containing the title of the      assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title,      and the date. The cover page and the Sources page are not included in the      required assignment length.

· The body of the paper should be five paragraphs and a total of 500-to-800 words in length. The 500 minimum is firm; you really have not adequately developed the paper if less than that. The 800 maximum is a loose guideline. The body of the paper is to be double-spaced. Typically, if you follow these instructions, the body of your paper will be 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 pages in length—add a page for your title page and another for your sources list and that then gets to 4-1/2-to 5/1/2. But, the length requirement is evaluated by word count.