Washington and W. E. B. DuBois. Washington's image
was one of humility and courageousness bordering, many believed,
on obsequiousness. DuBois proJected the picture of a self-
confident, hostile, and reserved individual. In contrast, Garvey
was easy-going and flamboyant. The personalities of both
Washington and DuBois minimized the fact that they were black. On
one hand, Washington appeared to be a man who knew his
place and who did not intrude as an individual or a Negro into
any situation. On the other hand, DuBois had shaken off the
habits of both the 'house nigger" and the "field nigger" in order
to adopt the characteristics of a cold intellectual which was
more in keeping with the Anglo-Saxon character. Garvey, however,
flaunted his blackness wherever he went. Black pride and black
identity were the cornerstones of his philosophy, and they
vibrated through everything he said and did. He was not ashamed
of the personality characteristics of the lower classes, and he
readily identified with them. It was the black middle class,
which had adopted the life style of the mainstream of white
society, that earned his scorn.
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