What impact did the historians and other commentators suggest that Booker T. Washington had on black people?

During this Module, you will be required to complete a Discussion Board Assignment that will task you with viewing excerpts from two documentaries that have segments that perspectives on Booker T. Washington’s impact on Black America.  The first of these documentaries is Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities Watch the segment between the 08:45-23:02 minute marks of documentary.  Then, write brief responses to the following prompts:

1. How did the historians and other commentators featured in the documentary characterize the type of education Booker T. Washington provided his black students and desired to provide black Americans have broadly?  What adjectives did the commentators use to describe the kind of labor that Booker T. Washington promoted?

2. What impact did the historians and other commentators suggest that Booker T. Washington had on black people?

3. Based on the commentators’ descriptions, how did whites view Booker T. Washington?

4. Based on the commentators’ descriptions, how did blacks view Booker T. Washington?

SOURCE:  Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Films On Demand. 2017. Accessed May 29, 2020. https://fod.infobase.com/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=166851 .
 

Afterword, click on the hyperlink to watch a segment of the documentary Rosenwald: The Remarkable Story of A Jewish Partnership with African-American Communities.  Then, write brief responses to the following prompts: 

5. How did the historians and other commentators featured in the documentary characterize the type of education Booker T. Washington provided his black students and desired to provide black Americans have broadly?  What adjectives did the commentators use to describe the kind of labor that Booker T. Washington promoted?

6. What impact did the historians and other commentators suggest that Booker T. Washington had on black people?

7. Based on the commentators’ descriptions, how did whites view Booker T. Washington?

8. Based on the commentators’ descriptions, how did blacks view Booker T. Washington?

9. What are the differences between the two documentaries’ characterizations?  Why do you think that the characterizations are different?  And, which characterization, if either, do you find most convincing, and why?

Post your responses in the proper link in the Discussion Board.

Tell Them We Are Rising: https://fod.infobase.com/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=166851

Rosenwald: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ks5vmx-KLEVaQSWQ4OnyNdBKofEJwYqD/view