Write a Literary Essay on Booker T. Washington or W. E. B. Du Bois. 

The following are the guidelines:

• You should discuss the life and works of the one you have chosen
• Highlight any one of Washington or Du Bois works as well as critically analyze such work
• How did Washington and DuBois influence the period in which they wrote? What was the "great debate" between the two?
• The great Booker T Washington vs W.E.B Du Bois debate was over which road would lead to equality: economic independence or fighting for civil rights. Washington believed Blacks having economic independence and creating wealth for themselves would lead to equality while Du Bois argued that fighting for civil rights was the right course to take.
• What impact did the writers have on the Renaissance, the Modern Era, and African American Literature today?

***This paper should be formally written – MLA format, all sources cited at the end, and proper intext citation where necessary. This paper should be double spaced and a minimum of 5 pages.