Divide in Black Thought?

by DamnImBeautiful

Hi Historians,

I was wondering if there are more resources in the contemporary divide in black thought most embodied by the debates between the Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. I wanted to know more about what happened to Booker T. Washington's philosophy as it appears they fizzled out in the early 2000's with the likes of Aaron McGruder, and C. Delores Tucker with their critiques on the "bad" parts of black culture. The only people I know that still adhere to this philosophy are pretty much boomer generation black Americans, whereas the younger generation, who are in Du Bois's camp, appears to embrace all black culture. A few questions I'd like to know:

  1. Is the debate still ongoing?
  2. Has the debate evolved into something else?
  3. Which stance has the NAACP taken on this debate?
asheeponreddit

Hey /u/DamnImBeautiful (great username, btw), it doesn't address all facets of your question, but I recommend you check out this response from 7 years ago by /u/clydex.

As that answer hints at, Washington's position became much more associated (perhaps unfairly) with a form of conservative Black thought that advocated for a more gradual change, while Du Bois was taken up by radicals and the Civil Rights Movement.