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...page 129 of his book, Brooks writes: “During most of his career Du Bois presented himself as a staunch integrationist and demanded freedom of speech, education, ‘manhood suffrage,’ and ‘the abolition of all caste distinctions based simply on race and color...
That similarity is striking because both Brooks and Ogletree quote Du Bois out of order. In his 1905 Niagara Movement address, Du Bois mentioned free speech first, education sixth, “manhood suffrage” third, and “caste distinctions” fourth...
...another parallel, on page 103 of his book, Ogletree writes: “Du Bois implored African-Americans to make choices that benefited their community, such as supporting African American merchants...
...page 130 of his book, Brooks—paraphrasing Du Bois—writes: “African Americans must make choices that are beneficial to their community, such as supporting African American merchants...
Brooks, on page 130, and Ogletree, on page 103, use the same 12 words to compare Du Bois and black educator Booker T. Washington: “both men were deeply committed to making life better for African Americans.” (Ogletree hyphenates “African-Americans...