Why did 5000 african americans join patriot militias

There were several reasons as to why around 5,000 African Americans joined patriot militias, but the ones that filled the glass was that a couple of fellow African Americans were attacked and killed by the police without any reason for such a thing. This resulted in revolt and anger among the African American population in the United States, so lot of people decided to go out on the streets and look for revenge. They were taking revenge on innocent people though instead of the people that were creating such circumstances. The police and military were sent to stop this and most of those 5,000 people ended up in prison.

booker t. washington was an educator who established the tuskegee institute. washington argued that african americans should learn trades that would offer them the opportunity to be progressive citizens. instead of fighting against discrimination, washington argued that african americans should use their education and knowledge to become self-sufficient in american society and not in competition with white americans.

w.e.b du bois was the founder of the niagara movement and later the naacp, du bois disagreed with washington. he argued that african americans should consistently fight for racial equality.

ida b. wells was a journalist who wrote about the horrors of lynching in the south. wells work could be considered muckraking as it led to the development of the anti-lynching campaign.

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