Washington had different points in finding a way to achieve equal rights for African-Americans; both dedicated their lives to the same goals. However, Du Bois had more reasonable reasons in his proposal for the advancement of African Americans. He aimed for success, the success that African Americans deserved and no longer accepted being treated inferiorly. Du Bois said that intelligence is the key, no matter what. “Education must not simply teach work, it must teach life” (the tenth talent). Both backgrounds greatly influenced how they attacked the “Negro