I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed. -Booker T. Washington The historical text, Booker T. Washington and the Negro's Place in American Life is a document that meticulously details the life, achievements, viewpoints, opposition and controversy of the famed civil rights figure, Booker T. Washington. Booker T. …showed first 75 words of 2156 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2156 total…deserve the same rights as everyone else infused in him from his younger years. DuBois saw that the black population could not just sit back and try to compromise with the white population of America. He believed in the "actions speak louder than words" cliché, and he stuck to it. The teachings of DuBois helped stir up protest for equal rights, and his protests eventually led to equal rights for all races.