W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington were two great leaders of the black community in the late 19th and 20th century. However, they strongly differed on strategies for black social and economic progress.
Du Bois maintained that education and civil rights were the only way to equality. In contrast, Washington had a conciliatory approach to civil rights, urging black people to accept discrimination for the time being and concentrate on elevating themselves through hard work and material prosperity. The Washington/Du Bois dispute divided African American into the conservative supporters of Washington and his radical critics on Du Bois side.
DuBois believed that trade colleges such as the Tuskegee Institute would bring about equality and believed that education and vocational training would bring about equality while Washington believed that a liberal arts education would bring about equality
B. The states were weary of a British-style government. Having been under the rule of an absolute monarchy, the Americans were weary of having one centralized government and purposefully made the Articles of Confederation weak.
They would actually be more likely to be affected by brain drain:
The people who are looking for a good education would be less likely to find a job there and places mentioned would more likely experience brain drain as those people would leave for other places as they look for a better life!
