Title: Responding to Jim Crow: Perspectives from Two African American Leaders In his article “Up from Slavery,” Booker T. Washington argues that black Americans should respond to Jim Crow laws by focusing on education and economic progress. He believes that

How did/should black Americans respond to Jim Crow?
Read the following articles:
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/39/
http://www.bartleby.com/114/3.html
Write two paragraphs (one for each man/document). Each paragraph should address the following:
What is the author’s argument? What should black Americans do in response to the onset of Jim Crow laws?
Briefly summarize why each man feels that way. What are his reasons for suggesting what he does?