Can you compare Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey's ideas?no

These two men's ideas were pretty much diametrically
opposed to one another.  Marcus Garvey was the first major black nationalist while
Booker T. Washington was the most famous accomodationist of his
time.

Washington's basic philosophy was that black people
needed to understand that whites held the upper hand.  He argued that black people
needed to work hard and refrain from making demands on the whites.  Washington believed
that this sort of behavior would eventually win the respect of whites, who would grant
blacks equality.

By contrast, Garvey believed in a black
separatism and in being aggressive.  He believed that blacks should try to separate
themselves from whites, even to the extent of returning to Africa.  He did not believe
in waiting to be given respect by the whites.

There was,
however, one area of similarity.  Both men believed that blacks needed to help
themselves.  To Washington, that self-help involved being humble and working hard.  To
Garvey, it involved being assertive and proud.  But in both cases, there was a sense
that blacks had to advance through their own efforts.