two ways of looking at history

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I believe that Karl Marx and Frederick Engel and W.E.B Du Bois are both right. They both had one specific goal in mind; social equality. Karl Marx and Frederick Engel wanted to close the gap between the ruling class and the working class. The working class were being overworked and underpaid while working in factories. Marx and Engels wanted equality in the society by advocating for a communist society, where all people have equal access to resources. W.E.B Du Bois wanted African Americans to have the same equal rights as the white men. African Americans were neglected in the American society and were not allowed the same rights as the white men. Karl Marx and Fredrick Engel are considered as the most influential figure in the history for the work in preparation of the Communist Manifesto during the revolution period in Europe. The manifesto was an analysis of the emergence of the concept of capitalism and industrial development. The aim of advocating for a communist society was to overthrow capitalism, which was prevalent in Europe, and overthrow it and adopt a communist society. They were right in advocating for a Communist society, a way of assisting and empowering worker to take over enterprises and the reins of the government, which was apparently under the hands of few people who were the owners of the factors of production. Their work was to describe a new society on the basis of their industrial revolution and describe inequality relationship that was prevalent among different social classes . According to Marx and Engels, inequality in European society worsened the relationship and widen the gap between the ruling class, which was the owning class of all factors of production and the working class people who were prov... ... middle of paper ... ...ericans against equal civil and political rights. During the Great depression in the US, he advocated for the use of a socialist approach to solve economic problems in the country. He was right to advocate for equal civil and political rights between African Americans and Native Americans. It was unfair and unjustified for the government of the US to advocate for segregation of its citizens on the basis of racial background . Karl Marx and Fredrick Engel advocated for the adoption of communist manifesto to protect the right of the working class. The aim of the communist manifesto was to promote social equality among people in the society, regardless of their political or social status in the country. On the other hand, DU Bois advocated for the abolition of segregation laws allow African American to access public facilities and participate in the electoral process.

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