American History

While Booker T. Washington was among the most celebrated exponents of the American creed of the “self-made man,” Jane Addams was somewhat skeptica about such appeals. How, for Washington, could self-reliance and self-improvement lift the freedmen “up from slavery?” Why, for Addams, did the immigrants and the urban poor need help from her and other Hull House residents? Why was the message of "self-reliance" not immediately applicable to the circumstances and conditions in Chicago? When using direct quotes from the texts and/or the required websites, please include references (footnotes or endnotes; any standard academic format). Essays must be typed (double-spaced, standard margins, numbered pages) and presented with a separate title page.